Closing Bell: Waste Connections Inc up on Friday (WCN)

Waste Connections Inc opened trading today at $244.50 and closed at $246.04. prices ranged from $244.50 to $247.22.

Shares gained 0.84% from the previous day's close of $243.99.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.57% at 22673.52, the S&P 500 closed -0.88% at 5584.54, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.08% at 39753.75 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.95% at 18283.41.

Waste Connections Inc has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WCN.

A total of 192,467 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 1,432, with an average volume of 150,811 over the last 5 days.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 3,781 price advancers against 1,454 declines and 97 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WCN.TO has traded as high as $247.22 (July 12,2024) and low as $174.74 (October 26,2023). Moreover, the shares have gained 34.12% in the last 12 months, while they have boosted 24.35% since the start of 2024.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $62.95 billion on a float of 257,964 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.07.

Waste Connections Inc is a TSX Waste Management company headquartered in Vaughan, CAN.

Waste Connections Inc is holding an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 18.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 14 buy ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock.

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