Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Waste Management, Inc. $WM

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) by 11.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 53,315 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 6,843 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Waste Management were worth $11,774,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Waste Management by 51.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,861 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after purchasing an additional 2,320 shares in the last quarter. Sprott Inc. bought a new position in Waste Management during the first quarter valued at $325,000. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Waste Management by 62.9% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 268,033 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $61,331,000 after buying an additional 103,487 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Waste Management by 34.7% in the 2nd quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 1,491 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Waste Management by 9.5% during the second quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. 80.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Rafael Carrasco sold 1,380 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.06, for a total value of $299,542.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 15,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,373,112.40. The trade was a 8.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Key Waste Management News

Here are the key news stories impacting Waste Management this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: TD Cowen maintained a Buy on WM and set a $270 price target, signaling continued bullish analyst conviction despite the recent miss. Buy Rating on Waste Management
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns resumed: WM raised the dividend (~14% announced) and signaled intent to resume buybacks (company commentary and press release), supporting medium?term shareholder return expectations and offsetting some earnings concerns. WM Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Longer?term fundamentals intact: commentary from market coverage highlights steady revenue growth, margin expansion and an expected pickup in free cash flow that underpins buybacks/dividends and supports upside over time. Waste Management (WM) MarketBeat Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 call transcript posted — useful for detail: the earnings call transcript is available for investors who want management’s explanation of misses, cost trends, and the healthcare segment outlook. WM Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/consensus backdrop: A strong analyst base remains (median price target ~$255), so short?term volatility may be seen as a buying opportunity by some institutions. QuiverQuant: WM stock falls on Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings and revenue misses: Q4 revenue (~$6.31B) and EPS (miss vs. consensus) came in below Street expectations — the immediate catalyst for the share pullback as investors mark down near?term growth/beat risk. Waste Management Stock Falls After Disappointing Q4 Results
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance and expectations: FY?2026 revenue/growth guidance was roughly in line-to-slightly below consensus, leaving room for downside if volumes or pricing soften. That tempered the relief investors might have expected from margin/FCF commentary. WM Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption: A winter storm caused service interruptions in parts of the network, a near?term operational headwind that could pressure weekly volumes and sentiment. Winter Storm Disrupts WM Service And Tests Long Term Investment Story

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup dropped their target price on Waste Management from $270.00 to $263.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Waste Management from $238.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Waste Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $250.00 price target (down from $254.00) on shares of Waste Management in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Waste Management from $234.00 to $223.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Waste Management presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $251.19.

Waste Management Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WM opened at $223.02 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market cap of $89.85 billion, a PE ratio of 33.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.32. Waste Management, Inc. has a one year low of $194.11 and a one year high of $242.58.

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The business services provider reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.95 by ($0.02). Waste Management had a return on equity of 33.22% and a net margin of 10.74%.The firm had revenue of $6.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Waste Management, Inc. will post 7.7 EPS for the current year.

Waste Management Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 5th. Waste Management’s dividend payout ratio is presently 49.25%.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) is a leading provider of integrated waste management and environmental services in North America. The company offers end-to-end solutions that span collection, transfer, disposal and recycling, along with landfill operations and related infrastructure. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Waste Management serves a broad customer base that includes residential, commercial, industrial and municipal clients.

Core services include curbside and commercial waste collection, roll-off and temporary container services, materials recovery and recycling, and engineered landfill disposal.