Q2 EPS Forecast for GFL Environmental Decreased by Analyst

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GFL Environmental in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion. GFL Environmental had a positive return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 7.54%.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on GFL. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Raymond James raised their price target on GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.80.

GFL Environmental Trading Up 2.8 %

NYSE GFL opened at $44.75 on Thursday. GFL Environmental has a 12 month low of $30.57 and a 12 month high of $48.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -33.65 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GFL Environmental

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GFL. Fred Alger Management LLC lifted its stake in GFL Environmental by 64.3% in the third quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 10,221,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,619,000 after acquiring an additional 3,999,363 shares during the last quarter. Soros Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 487.0% in the 3rd quarter. Soros Fund Management LLC now owns 3,156,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,874,000 after purchasing an additional 2,618,589 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 25,158,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,003,591,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728,598 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 40.0% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,649,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,922,000 after purchasing an additional 1,614,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of GFL Environmental by 162.0% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,271,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,694,000 after purchasing an additional 786,044 shares in the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

GFL Environmental Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be given a $0.014 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 13th. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio is currently -3.76%.

GFL Environmental Company Profile

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.