WASTE MANAGEMENT ($WM) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported earnings of $1.81 per share, beating estimates of $1.79 by $0.02. The company also reported revenue of $6,227,000,000, missing estimates of $6,475,380,505 by $-248,380,505.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Insider Trading Activity
WASTE MANAGEMENT insiders have traded $WM stock on the open market 34 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 33 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JAMES C JR FISH (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 36,753 shares for an estimated $8,469,157.
- MICHAEL J. WATSON (Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 17,938 shares for an estimated $4,322,506.
- JOHN J MORRIS (President & COO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 12,880 shares for an estimated $3,131,720.
- DONALD J SMITH (Sr. VP - Operations) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 12,884 shares for an estimated $2,998,568.
- RAFAEL CARRASCO (SVP of Enterprise Strategy) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 9,422 shares for an estimated $2,174,708.
- TARA J. HEMMER (SVP & Chief Sustainability Off) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,508 shares for an estimated $1,316,733.
- SEAN E MENKE purchased 2,000 shares for an estimated $392,840
- JOHN A. CARROLL (VP & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 1,325 shares for an estimated $307,959.
- JOHNSON VARKEY (SVP-Chief Information Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,166 shares for an estimated $274,309.
- CHARLES C BOETTCHER (EVP, Chief Legal Officer) sold 689 shares for an estimated $151,111
- DAVID L. REED (EVP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 403 shares for an estimated $91,016.
- CHRISTOPHER P. DESANTIS (SVP Operations - East) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 276 shares for an estimated $62,028.
- KIMBERLY G. STITH (SVP - Chief HR Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 178 shares for an estimated $39,591.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,057 institutional investors add shares of WASTE MANAGEMENT stock to their portfolio, and 948 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 9,015,710 shares (-75.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,980,841,644
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,208,061 shares (-46.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $265,423,082
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 1,102,856 shares (+277.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $242,308,491
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 1,015,638 shares (+17.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $223,145,824
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 950,446 shares (-12.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $208,822,490
- PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA removed 942,751 shares (-38.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $215,541,161
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 865,511 shares (-55.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $190,161,421
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Government Contracts
We have seen $5,422 of award payments to $WM over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WM stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 01/07.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WM in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 01/30/2026
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/20/2026
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/16/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/01/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 11/24/2025
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/04/2025
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WASTE MANAGEMENT Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WM recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $WM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $260.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Manthey from Baird set a target price of $260.0 on 04/16/2026
- Tami Zakaria from JP Morgan set a target price of $270.0 on 04/10/2026
- Jerry Revich from Wells Fargo set a target price of $273.0 on 03/18/2026
- Shlomo Rosenbaum from Stifel set a target price of $252.0 on 01/30/2026
- Sabahat Khan from RBC Capital set a target price of $235.0 on 01/30/2026
- Noah Kaye from Oppenheimer set a target price of $264.0 on 01/30/2026
- James Schumm from TD Cowen set a target price of $270.0 on 01/30/2026
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