Waste Management, Inc. (WM): Price and Financial Metrics
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
Today's Latest Price: $111.34 USD
Updated Aug 13 5:47pm
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Ranked of 12 in Waste Disposal
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WM Stock Summary
- Waste Management Inc's market capitalization of $47,421,268,241 is ahead of 95.85% of US-listed equities.
- Waste Management Inc's stock had its IPO on September 30, 1991, making it an older stock than 82.97% of US equities in our set.
- The volatility of Waste Management Inc's share price is greater than that of only 4.46% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to WM, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are RSG, CABO, AWR, NWE, and SHEN.
- WM's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Waste Management Inc's official web site, go to www.wm.com.
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WM Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $111.34 | 52-week high | $126.79 |
| Prev. close | $112.25 | 52-week low | $85.34 |
| Day low | $110.52 | Volume | 891,400 |
| Day high | $111.72 | Avg. volume | 2,456,242 |
| 50-day MA | $106.95 | Dividend yield | 1.94% |
| 200-day MA | $108.68 | Market Cap | 47.04B |
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: |
| $111.34 | $66.81 | -40% |
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 34th 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:
- The company's balance sheet shows it gets 79% of its capital from equity, and 21% of its capital from debt. Its equity weight surpasses that of 56.52% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Industrials sector.
- Waste Management Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than only 20.15% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -41% |
| 1% | -41% |
| 2% | -40% |
| 3% | -40% |
| 4% | -39% |
| 5% | -38% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Waste Management Inc? See HEI, MEC, ROP, SXI, and GWW.
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