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WM

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

Industrials · Environmental & Facilities Services

$233.87

+0.03%

Vol: 0.0M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Positive

Wells Fargo raises WM PT to $273 as nearly 15% dividend hike drives investor income appeal.

Wells Fargo raised Waste Management's price target to $273 from $250, reflecting strong fundamentals. The company announced a nearly 15% dividend increase demonstrating confidence, and demonstrated 11.1% annual revenue growth. Pre-market stock decreased 0.12% to $237.24 with 19 analysts recommending buys, averaging $253.12 price target.

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Fundamentals

Market Cap$94.3B
P/E (TTM)34.9
Forward P/E25.0
Beta0.53
Div Yield146.00%
Prev Close$233.79

RSI (14-Day)

38Neutral
0305070100

52-Week Range

$194.11$233.87$248.13
From High-5.7%
From Low+20.5%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$229.97+1.7%
200d SMA
$221.76+5.5%

Price above both MAs — bullish structure.

Returns

1W
-1.6%
1M
+0.3%
3M
+7.3%
6M
+9.3%
1Y
+5.1%
YTD
+7.5%

Volume

Today29K
20d Avg2.4M
Ratio0.01x