WM

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

NYSE · Refuse Systems · Inc. DE · CIK 0000823768
$219.45 +0.30% $88.1B
Insider Selling Cluster (8 insiders)29 New Institutional Positions21 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$88.1B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (72%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$49.7B
Inst. Activity29 buys / 21 sells
Insider Activity0B / 14S
Insider Net $-$6.1M
Reddit Sentiment35° Cool
SEC Reports10
Exchange NYSE·Sector Refuse Systems·Inc. DE·CIK 0000823768·Prev Close $218.79

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 60.9% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 481,229 | Exempt: 1,787 | TRF Vol: 790,077 | Short Ratio: 60.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 5, 2026 Insider
Carrasco Rafael sold 2,655 shares
SVP of Enterprise Strategy @ $220.47 ($585.3K)
Jun 5, 2026 Insider
Carrasco Rafael acquired via exercise 2,655 shares
SVP of Enterprise Strategy @ $126.01 ($334.5K)
May 20, 2026 Insider
Hemmer Tara J. was granted 2,544 shares
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
May 14, 2026 SEC
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment in favor of Waste Management of Vi
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
May 13, 2026 SEC
Waste Management announced the retirement of Rafael Carrasco, SVP and President of WM Healthcare Solutions, effective Ju
8-K — Impact 2/10
Mar 10, 2026 SEC
Multiple Waste Management insiders conducted transactions over the past week, including open-market sales and tax-relate
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Inst.
Capital Research Global Investors — DOUBLED
8,732,043 shares ($2.0B)

Price Targets

$256.04 +16.7% upside Buy
Current $219.45 Low $210.00 Median $263.00 High $285.00 25 analysts
$210.00 $285.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy72% buy · 39 analysts
12Strong Buy
16Buy
11Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Apr 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform
Apr 30, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 30, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 16, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.99 $1.86 — $2.11 4% YoY 24
Next Q $2.20 $2.12 — $2.29 11% YoY 24
Current FY $8.20 $7.97 — $8.60 9% YoY 28
Next FY $9.25 $8.70 — $9.99 13% YoY 28

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$6.9B
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST$6.4B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$5.8B
STATE STREET CORP$4.0B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$2.4B

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 5, 2026Carrasco RafaelSELL$585.3K
Jun 5, 2026Carrasco RafaelM$334.5K
May 20, 2026Hemmer TaraA$0.00
May 20, 2026Morris JohnF$124.8K
May 20, 2026Dalby MarcelA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

35°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
6 mentions 1 bullish 4 bearish
50 institutional holders with $49.7B total value (216,356,691 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, GATES, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 29 institutions added/increased vs 21 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.30,198,865$6.9B14.0%
2GATES FOUNDATION TRUST27,642,344$6.4B12.8%
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC25,169,513$5.8B11.6%
4STATE STREET CORP17,501,722$4.0B8.1%
5VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC10,236,665$2.4B4.7%
6Capital Research Global Investors8,732,043$2.0B4.0%DOUBLED +285.5%
7AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC7,427,407$1.7B3.4%
8MORGAN STANLEY7,077,170$1.6B3.3%
9PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC4,981,578$1.1B2.3%
10ROYAL BANK OF CANADA4,404,042$1.0B2.0%
11WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN4,261,710$979.3M2.0%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3,646,613$838.0M1.7%
13NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB3,467,788$793.7M1.6%
14BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/3,349,866$769.8M1.5%
15Amundi2,983,433$685.5M1.4%
16BARCLAYS PLC2,723,198$625.8M1.3%
17Legal & General Group Plc2,644,872$607.8M1.2%
18Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,474,638$568.6M1.1%
19Swedbank AB2,392,868$549.9M1.1%
20CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,350,855$540.2M1.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Capital Research Global InvestorsDOUBLED2,265,3708,732,043+285.5%$2.0B2026-Q1
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am MainDOUBLED445,3262,254,225+406.2%$518.0M2026-Q1
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LPTRIM2,768,3502,021,702-27.0%$464.6M2026-Q1
DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM2,323,7641,579,088-32.0%$362.9M2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SATRIM2,451,3701,508,619-38.5%$346.7M2026-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM1,305,260896,256-31.3%$206.0M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD424,093806,172+90.1%$185.3M2026-Q1
JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCTRIM1,000,459651,328-34.9%$149.7M2026-Q1
DANSKE BANK A/SADD336,761648,580+92.6%$149.0M2026-Q1
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.ADD295,492514,347+74.1%$118.2M2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCTRIM793,346487,222-38.6%$101.4M2026-Q1
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPADD297,173405,246+36.4%$93.2M2026-Q1
MAIRS & POWER INCDOUBLED1,000398,240+39724.0%$91.5M2026-Q1
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FIDOUBLED112,663361,782+221.1%$83.1M2026-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.TRIM918,710358,449-61.0%$82.4M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPADD237,131320,515+35.2%$73.7M2026-Q1
Haverford Trust CoADD187,422234,364+25.0%$53.9M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD145,696227,846+56.4%$52.4M2026-Q1
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THETRIM744,758200,410-73.1%$46.1M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.TRIM283,089195,902-30.8%$45.0M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPADD126,426170,101+34.5%$39.1M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPNEW150,632$34.6M2026-Q1
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.ADD77,553137,834+77.7%$31.7M2026-Q1
Tredje AP-fondenTRIM295,630123,454-58.2%$28.4M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPADD87,981113,458+29.0%$26.1M2026-Q1
21 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$6.1M ($0.00 bought, $6.1M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026Carrasco RafaelSVP of Enterprise StrategySELL2,655$220.47$585.3K
Jun 5, 2026Carrasco RafaelSVP of Enterprise StrategyEXERCISE2,655$126.01$334.5K
May 20, 2026Hemmer Tara J.EVP & Chief Operating OfficerAWARD2,544
May 20, 2026Morris John JPresidentTAX W/H566$220.49$124.8K
May 20, 2026Dalby MarcelSVP Bus Optimiz & CollectionAWARD2,257
May 15, 2026Sylvester MaryroseDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026Bene ThomasDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026Gluski AndresDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026HOLT VICTORIA MDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026Chinn Bruce E.DirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN MDirectorAWARD1,314$220.71$290.0K
May 15, 2026MENKE SEAN EDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
May 15, 2026PLUMMER WILLIAM BDirectorAWARD861$220.71$190.0K
Apr 4, 2026Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information OfficerTAX W/H192$233.94$44.9K
Mar 9, 2026DeSantis Christopher P.SVP Operations - EastSELL61$245.50$15.0K
Mar 9, 2026Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information OfficerSELL121$245.27$29.7K
Mar 9, 2026Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL47$245.30$11.5K
Mar 9, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOSELL75$245.26$18.4K
Mar 9, 2026Morris John JPresident & COOEXERCISE5,484$150.12$823.2K
Mar 9, 2026Morris John JPresident & COOSELL4,211$243.38$1.0M
Mar 7, 2026DeSantis Christopher P.SVP Operations - EastTAX W/H107$246.31$26.4K
Mar 7, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOTAX W/H121$246.31$29.8K
Mar 7, 2026Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information OfficerTAX W/H193$246.31$47.5K
Mar 7, 2026Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerTAX W/H74$246.31$18.2K
Mar 6, 2026Morris John JPresident & COOSELL7,979$245.07$2.0M
Mar 3, 2026Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information OfficerSELL617$244.13$150.6K
Mar 3, 2026Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerAWARD892
Mar 3, 2026Stith Kimberly G.SVP - Chief HR OfficerAWARD6,404
Mar 3, 2026Hemmer Tara J.SVP & Chief Sustainability OffAWARD8,405
Mar 3, 2026Boettcher Charles CEVP, Chief Legal OfficerAWARD7,805
Mar 3, 2026Watson Michael J.Sr. VP-Chief Customer OfficerAWARD6,804
Mar 3, 2026Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information OfficerAWARD6,404
Mar 3, 2026Carrasco RafaelSVP of Enterprise StrategyAWARD8,405
Mar 3, 2026Smith Donald JSr. VP - OperationsAWARD10,006
Mar 3, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOAWARD10,806
Mar 3, 2026DeSantis Christopher P.SVP Operations - EastAWARD10,006
Mar 3, 2026Fish James C JrChief Executive OfficerAWARD57,034
Mar 3, 2026Morris John JPresident & COOAWARD19,011
Mar 2, 2026Watson Michael J.Sr. VP-Chief Customer OfficerEXERCISE12,642$126.01$1.6M
Mar 2, 2026Hemmer Tara J.SVP & Chief Sustainability OffSELL4,818$241.83$1.2M
Mar 2, 2026Stith Kimberly G.SVP - Chief HR OfficerSELL21$243.13$5.1K
Mar 2, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOSELL21$242.65$5.1K
Mar 1, 2026Stith Kimberly G.SVP - Chief HR OfficerTAX W/H31$238.21$7.4K
Mar 1, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOTAX W/H31$238.21$7.4K
Feb 26, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOSELL37$229.67$8.5K
Feb 26, 2026Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL37$229.48$8.5K
Feb 25, 2026Reed David L.EVP & CFOTAX W/H60$228.48$13.7K
Feb 25, 2026Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting OfficerTAX W/H60$228.48$13.7K
Feb 17, 2026Smith Donald JSr. VP - OperationsSELL4,842$233.48$1.1M
Feb 17, 2026Smith Donald JSr. VP - OperationsEXERCISE2,465$126.01$310.6K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (72% buy). Based on 39 analysts: 12 strong buy, 16 buy, 11 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$256.04 mean target +16.7% upside Buy (1.75)
$210.00 Low $285.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$219.45
Target Low$210.00
Target Mean$256.04
Target Median$263.00
Target High$285.00
# Analysts25
RecommendationBuy (1.75)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.99 $1.86 $2.11 3.7% +0.1% 8↑ 14↓ $6.7B 4.1% 24
Next Q
2026-09-30
$2.20 $2.12 $2.29 11.2% +0.1% 8↑ 6↓ $6.9B 6.4% 24
Current FY
2026-12-31
$8.20 $7.97 $8.60 9.4% +0.2% 14↑ 10↓ $26.5B 5.2% 28
Next FY
2027-12-31
$9.25 $8.70 $9.99 12.7% +0.0% 6↑ 10↓ $28.0B 5.5% 28

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.992
7d ago$1.992
30d ago$1.990+0.002
60d ago$2.026-0.035
90d ago$2.032-0.041
14 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Apr 30, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 30, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 16, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 10, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 13, 2026 Wolfe Research INITIATE Peer Perform
Jan 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Jan 30, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 30, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 30, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 23, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 21, 2026 Scotiabank DOWNGRADE Sector Outperform Sector Perform
Jan 20, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 16, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 9, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Jan 5, 2026 Bernstein MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Dec 17, 2025 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Dec 16, 2025 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261216110072%
May 1, 20261216110072%
Apr 1, 20261216110072%
Mar 1, 20261216100074%
Feb 1, 20261216100074%
Jan 1, 2026121690076%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

35°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
6 mentions 1 bullish 4 bearish 6 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 9, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 9, 2026140° Cool011
May 20, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 9, 2026140° Cool011
Apr 9, 2026140° Cool011
Apr 8, 2026156° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Bullish 24d 3h ago
Wanting to add
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Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 60.9% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 481,229 | Exempt: 1,787 | TRF Vol: 790,077 | Short Ratio: 60.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 55.0% short (0.6M / 1.1M)
Short: 611,984 | Exempt: 1,211 | TRF Vol: 1,112,644 | Short Ratio: 55.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 56.2% short (0.5M / 0.9M)
Short: 502,188 | Exempt: 2,902 | TRF Vol: 894,103 | Short Ratio: 56.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 58.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 372,436 | Exempt: 843 | TRF Vol: 640,464 | Short Ratio: 58.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WM — 2.6M shares, 66,147 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 2,647,735 shares across 66,147 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 62.4% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 396,817 | Exempt: 743 | TRF Vol: 635,774 | Short Ratio: 62.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 56.9% short (0.4M / 0.8M)
Short: 444,084 | Exempt: 51 | TRF Vol: 780,056 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 62.8% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 496,155 | Exempt: 93 | TRF Vol: 790,353 | Short Ratio: 62.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
Enforcement
Daniel Costello v. Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
Court ruling from District Court, E.D. Virginia. Docket: 3:25-cv-00254
May 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WM — 3,354 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260512, Price: $214.11, FTD Value: $718,124.94, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC(NEW)
May 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WM — 2,613 shares ($0.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260511, Price: $215.37, FTD Value: $562,761.81, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC(NEW)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WM — 2.4M shares, 67,719 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 2,430,911 shares across 67,719 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WM — 4,519 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260508, Price: $221.45, FTD Value: $1,000,732.55, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC(NEW)
May 7, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: WM — 58.6% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 399,559 | Exempt: 135 | TRF Vol: 682,107 | Short Ratio: 58.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 7, 2026
short_interest
FTD: WM — 4,677 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260507, Price: $220.52, FTD Value: $1,031,372.04, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC(NEW)
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WM — 2.4M shares, 62,989 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 2,411,889 shares across 62,989 trades.