Atb Cap Markets Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for GFL Environmental in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.06) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.98 billion. GFL Environmental had a negative net margin of 7.54% and a positive return on equity of 3.50%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on GFL. National Bankshares reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of GFL Environmental in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $56.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of GFL Environmental from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $52.00.

GFL Environmental Price Performance

NYSE GFL opened at $48.61 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $46.68 and its 200 day moving average is $44.63. GFL Environmental has a fifty-two week low of $30.57 and a fifty-two week high of $49.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. The company has a market capitalization of $19.12 billion, a PE ratio of -36.55 and a beta of 1.09.

GFL Environmental Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.0154 dividend. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.13%. This is a boost from GFL Environmental’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. GFL Environmental’s payout ratio is presently -3.87%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GFL. Net Worth Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the first quarter worth about $638,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in GFL Environmental by 81.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. NewGen Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,986,000. Barton Investment Management boosted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Barton Investment Management now owns 417,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,188,000 after acquiring an additional 3,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 63.6% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 41,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,010,000 after purchasing an additional 16,171 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.70% of the company’s stock.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.