Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$219.00
Lowest Price Target1
$146.00
Consensus Price Target1
$185.83

Waste Connections Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:WCN | Benzinga

Waste Connections Inc has a consensus price target of $185.83 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $219 issued by Morgan Stanley on February 14, 2025. The low is $146 issued by Oppenheimer on December 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Truist Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Scotiabank on February 14, 2025, February 14, 2025, and January 27, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $207 between Truist Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Scotiabank, there's an implied 8.42% upside for Waste Connections Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Truist Securities
Morgan Stanley
Scotiabank
Jefferies
Oppenheimer

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Analyst Ratings for Waste Connections

Buy NowGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now9.99%Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer69%
$200 → $210ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now14.7%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$214 → $219MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/27/2025Buy Now0.56%Scotiabank
Konark Gupta80%
$196 → $192MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
01/23/2025Buy Now9.99%Jefferies
Stephanie Moore55%
$225 → $210MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/13/2024Buy Now2.13%Oppenheimer
Noah Kaye75%
$192 → $195MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/12/2024Buy Now12.08%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$206 → $214MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/11/2024Buy Now11.04%Stifel
Brian Butler52%
$205 → $212MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/04/2024Buy Now12.61%CIBC
Kevin Chiang44%
$199 → $215MaintainsOutperformerGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now7.37%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$208 → $205MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now5.27%RBC Capital
Sabahat Khan58%
$199 → $201MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now3.18%JP Morgan
Stephanie Yee62%
$198 → $197MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now0.56%Oppenheimer
Noah Kaye75%
$194 → $192MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now7.37%Stifel
Brian Butler52%
$200 → $205ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
10/25/2024Buy Now2.66%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$198 → $196MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/21/2024Buy Now1.61%Oppenheimer
Noah Kaye75%
$191 → $194MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/04/2024Buy Now2.66%Scotiabank
Konark Gupta80%
→ $196ReinstatesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now4.75%TD Cowen
James Schumm63%
$185 → $200MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now3.7%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$196 → $198MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now1.08%CIBC$191 → $193MaintainsOutperformerGet Alert
07/26/2024Buy Now4.23%RBC Capital
Sabahat Khan58%
$195 → $199MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/15/2024Buy Now0.04%Oppenheimer
Noah Kaye75%
$181 → $191MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/11/2024Buy Now4.75%Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer69%
$180 → $200MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now-2.58%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$182 → $186MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/08/2024Buy Now2.66%RBC Capital
Sabahat Khan58%
$182 → $196AssumesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
03/18/2024Buy Now13.65%Jefferies
Stephanie Moore55%
$195 → $217MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/18/2024Buy Now-5.72%Oppenheimer
Noah Kaye75%
$170 → $180MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/29/2024Buy Now-5.2%UBS
Jon Windham60%
$170 → $181DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
02/15/2024Buy Now-3.11%Wells Fargo
John Mazzoni71%
$170 → $185MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/15/2024Buy Now-6.77%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$166 → $178MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/15/2024Buy Now-4.68%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$169 → $182MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/15/2024Buy Now-8.34%JP Morgan
Christopher Mcgratty63%
$153 → $175MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/18/2024Buy Now-14.63%Citigroup
Bryan Burgmeier76%
$136 → $163MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/12/2024Buy Now-18.82%Oppenheimer
Colin Rusch54%
$154 → $155MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/19/2023Buy Now-8.34%Stifel
Michael Hoffman80%
$168 → $175MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/18/2023Buy Now-19.34%Oppenheimer
Colin Rusch54%
$146 → $154MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/13/2023Buy Now-10.96%Wells Fargo
John Mazzoni71%
$160 → $170MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/04/2023Buy Now-8.34%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$171 → $175MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/01/2023Buy Now-23.53%Oppenheimer
Ari Wald51%
$148 → $146MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/27/2023Buy Now-16.2%Wells Fargo
John Mazzoni71%
→ $160Initiates → OverweightGet Alert
11/21/2023Buy NowWolfe Research
Timna Tanners68%
DowngradeOutperform → Peer PerformGet Alert
10/30/2023Buy Now-14.1%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
→ $164ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/17/2023Buy Now-20.39%Wolfe Research
Timna Tanners68%
→ $152Initiates → OutperformGet Alert
10/16/2023Buy Now-20.91%Oppenheimer
Ari Wald51%
$153 → $151MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/02/2023Buy Now-12.01%Stifel
Michael Hoffman80%
→ $168ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
08/04/2023Buy Now-10.44%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$164 → $171MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/04/2023Buy Now-16.72%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$153 → $159MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/04/2023Buy Now-14.63%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$165 → $163MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now-13.58%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$161 → $165MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
07/19/2023Buy Now-18.82%Citigroup
Bryan Burgmeier76%
→ $155Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now-16.2%Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer69%
→ $160ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/08/2023Buy Now-19.87%Scotiabank
Mark Neville1%
→ $153AssumesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
05/01/2023Buy Now-15.68%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$165 → $161MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
04/27/2023Buy Now-13.58%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$154 → $165MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
04/18/2023Buy Now-20.39%Oppenheimer
Ari Wald51%
$148 → $152MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/18/2023Buy Now-16.2%Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer69%
→ $160Initiates → BuyGet Alert
03/30/2023Buy Now-16.2%TD Cowen
James Schumm63%
→ $160Initiates → OutperformGet Alert
02/22/2023Buy Now-19.34%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$152 → $154MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
02/17/2023Buy Now-14.1%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$158 → $164MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/17/2023Buy Now-19.87%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$158 → $153MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/31/2023Buy Now-20.39%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$157 → $152MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
01/04/2023Buy Now-17.25%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$163 → $158MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/07/2022Buy Now-17.77%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$149 → $157MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
11/04/2022Buy Now-19.87%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$150 → $153MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/25/2022Buy Now-21.96%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$155 → $149MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
10/25/2022Buy Now-13.58%Jefferies
Stephanie Moore55%
→ $165Assumes → BuyGet Alert
09/27/2022Buy Now-14.63%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$158 → $163MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/09/2022Buy Now-19.34%Deutsche Bank
Kyle White62%
$145 → $154MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/05/2022Buy Now-18.82%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$146 → $155MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
08/04/2022Buy Now-20.91%BMO Capital
Devin Dodge73%
$143 → $151MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/04/2022Buy Now-17.25%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$146 → $158MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/04/2022Buy Now-20.39%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$147 → $152MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/20/2022Buy Now-23.53%Morgan Stanley
Jeffrey Goldstein70%
$138 → $146MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
06/22/2022Buy Now-27.72%Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan66%
$150 → $138MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/06/2022Buy Now-18.82%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$160 → $155MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
05/05/2022Buy Now-21.44%Morgan Stanley
Jeffrey Goldstein70%
$156 → $150MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/22/2022Buy Now-16.2%Raymond James
Patrick Tyler Brown77%
$145 → $160MaintainsStrong BuyGet Alert
04/07/2022Buy Now-29.29%Scotiabank
Mark Neville1%
→ $135DowngradeSector Outperform → Sector PerformGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Waste Connections (WCN) stock?

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The latest price target for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was reported by Truist Securities on February 14, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $210.00 expecting WCN to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.99% upside). 24 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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The latest analyst rating for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was provided by Truist Securities, and Waste Connections reiterated their buy rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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There is no last upgrade for Waste Connections

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When was the last downgrade for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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The last downgrade for Waste Connections Inc happened on February 29, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from $170 to $181 for Waste Connections Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Waste Connections, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Waste Connections was filed on February 14, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 14, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Waste Connections (WCN) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waste Connections (WCN) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $200.00 to $210.00. The current price Waste Connections (WCN) is trading at is $190.93, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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