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

Today in trading, Waste Connections Inc stock opened at $247.16 and closed at $246.19. It traded at a low of $245.98 to a high of $248.50.

Share prices advanced 0.06 percent from the previous day's close of $246.04.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.57% at 22673.52, the S&P 500 closed 0.55% at 5615.35, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.62% at 40000.90 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.63% at 18398.45.

Waste Connections Inc traded under WCN on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Trading volume was 424,784 on 1,336 total trades, with an average volume of 207,803 over the last 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,258 price advancers against 1,978 declines and 100 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WCN.TO has traded as high as $248.50 (July 15,2024) and low as $174.74 (October 26,2023). Moreover, in the last 12 months, Waste Connections Inc's shares have boosted 31.64%, while they have advanced 24.43% since the start of 2024.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $63.46 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's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 18.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 14 buy ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock.

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