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

In trading today, Waste Connections Inc shares closed at $249.65 after opening the day at $248.49. It traded at a low of $247.93 to a high of $250.31.

Share prices gained 0.15% from the previous day's close of $249.27.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.07% at 22995.39, the S&P 500 closed 0.64% at 5667.20, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.85% at 40954.48 and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.20% at 18509.34.

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

A total of 296,454 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 1,270, while having an average volume of 228,862 over the last 5-days.

The TSX overall saw 2,100 price advancers against 3,108 declines and 117 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WCN.TO has traded as high as $250.31 (July 17,2024) and low as $174.74 (October 26,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Waste Connections Inc's shares have advanced 33.81 percent, while they have boosted 26.18% since the start of 2024.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $64.20 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.

Currently, Waste Connections Inc's consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" based on 18 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 14 buy ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock.

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