Waste Management (WM) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyA number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) recently:
- 10/16/2026 – Waste Management was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
- 10/13/2026 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $230.00 to $220.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
- 10/8/2026 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $270.00 to $235.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 10/8/2026 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from $250.00 to $225.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 10/2/2026 – Waste Management was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
- 9/16/2026 – Waste Management was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
- 9/15/2026 – Waste Management is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.
- 8/25/2026 – Waste Management was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
Waste Management Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th were paid a dividend of $0.9450 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $3.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Waste Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.54%.
Insider Activity at Waste Management
In related news, CAO John Carroll sold 1,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.90, for a total transaction of $300,163.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 3,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $771,629.10. This trade represents a 28.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Waste Management, Inc, doing business as WM (NYSE:WM), is an environmental services company that provides waste collection, transportation, disposal, recycling and resource-recovery services. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and other environmental infrastructure.
WM’s services include curbside and commercial waste collection, construction and demolition debris management, recycling, organics processing and landfill disposal.