Q1 EPS Forecast for GFL Environmental Lowered by Analyst

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for GFL Environmental in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.17. 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 $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on GFL. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Monday, January 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, GFL Environmental has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.56.

GFL Environmental Trading Down 2.8 %

NYSE GFL opened at $43.11 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.13. GFL Environmental has a 52 week low of $30.57 and a 52 week high of $48.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market cap of $16.96 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.41 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Trading of GFL Environmental

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Generate Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the 4th quarter worth about $15,041,000. Tobam acquired a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the 4th quarter worth about $1,846,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 115.3% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 49,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,977,000 after acquiring an additional 26,542 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 25,158,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,003,591,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,598 shares during the period. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden acquired a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,761,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.70% of the company’s stock.

GFL Environmental Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a $0.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.13%. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.