Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $159.60. It has a SharesGrow Score of 66/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of WCN = $136.75 (-14.3% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is WCN = $202 (+26.6% upside).
Valuation: WCN trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 38.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.89.
Financials: revenue is $9.5B, +9.7%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.1B, growing at +15.7%/yr. Net profit margin is 11.4% (healthy). Gross margin is 39% (-0.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $9.4B against $8.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.14, moderate). Current ratio is 0.62 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 44.3%. Total assets: $21.2B.
Analyst outlook: 26 / 33 analysts rate WCN as buy (79%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 59/100 (Partial), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 62/100 (Partial), Future 79/100 (Pass), Income 55/100 (Partial).
