Waste Management, Inc. (WM): Price and Financial Metrics
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
Today's Latest Price: $113.70 USD
Updated Oct 19 7:00pm
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Ranked of 14 in Waste Disposal
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WM Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $48,950,577,738, Waste Management Inc has a greater market value than 95.87% of US stocks.
- Waste Management Inc's stock had its IPO on September 30, 1991, making it an older stock than 82.83% of US equities in our set.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, WM is more volatile than just 4.2% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Waste Management Inc are NSC, LVS, BP, AMOV, and CB.
- Visit WM's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.wm.com.
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WM Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $113.70 | 52-week high | $126.79 |
| Prev. close | $115.87 | 52-week low | $85.34 |
| Day low | $113.54 | Volume | 1,456,678 |
| Day high | $116.21 | Avg. volume | 2,248,662 |
| 50-day MA | $113.39 | Dividend yield | 1.88% |
| 200-day MA | $109.03 | Market Cap | 48.03B |
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Company Bio
Waste Management is a provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. The company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Houston, Texas.
WM Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $113.70 | $62.95 | -46% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for WM, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Waste Management Inc ranked in the 33th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for WM, they are:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 5.43; that's higher than 58.27% of US stocks in the Industrials sector that have positive free cash flow.
- Waste Management Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 20.2% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -47% |
| 1% | -46% |
| 2% | -46% |
| 3% | -45% |
| 4% | -45% |
| 5% | -44% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as WM, try HON, WLDN, CTAS, DCI, and GNK.
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