Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for TSE:WCN Earnings

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.96 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.75 EPS.

Waste Connections Trading Down 1.3 %

WCN stock opened at C$272.51 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$261.45 and a 200 day moving average price of C$255.43. Waste Connections has a fifty-two week low of C$219.62 and a fifty-two week high of C$280.08. The stock has a market capitalization of C$49.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

Insider Activity at Waste Connections

In other news, Senior Officer Philip Rivard sold 5,000 shares of Waste Connections stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$270.76, for a total value of C$1,353,780.29. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 62 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$16,786.88. This trade represents a 98.78 % decrease in their position. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Waste Connections

Waste Connections is the third- largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 91 active landfills (12 are E&P waste landfills), 132 transfer stations, and 68 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets.