Closing Bell: Waste Connections Inc down on Thursday (WCN)

Today, Waste Connections Inc shares closed at $248.70 after opening the day at $249.25. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $247.97 to a high of $250.30.

Shares slipped -0.38% from the previous day's close of $249.65.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.54% at 22726.76, the S&P 500 closed -1.39% at 5588.27, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.59% at 41198.08 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -2.77% at 17996.92.

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

A total of 499,363 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 1,465. On average, Waste Connections Inc has traded 306,151 shares over 5 days and 242,864 year-to-date.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 1,017 price advancers against 4,222 declines and 91 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 boosted 34.89 percent, while this year, they have boosted 25.69%.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $64.34 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.

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

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