Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for TSE:WCN Earnings

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.75 EPS.

Waste Connections Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of Waste Connections stock opened at C$265.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market capitalization of C$48.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. Waste Connections has a 52-week low of C$219.62 and a 52-week high of C$280.08. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is C$261.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$255.56.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Philip Rivard sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$270.76, for a total value of C$1,353,780.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 62 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$16,786.88. This trade represents a 98.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Waste Connections Company Profile

Waste Connections is the third- largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 91 active landfills (12 are E&P waste landfills), 132 transfer stations, and 68 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets.