Dividend Boost Sparks Buzz: Recent chatter on social media has centered around Waste Management’s announcement of a 14.5% dividend increase for 2026, alongside a massive $3 billion share repurchase program. Many users are highlighting this as a sign of strong financial health and confidence from the company’s board. The news has fueled lively discussions about the stock’s potential for steady returns.
Analyst Upgrade Adds Fuel: Another hot topic on social media is a recent upgrade by a major financial institution, raising its rating on WM to 'Buy' with a significant price target increase. Posts reflect excitement over the predicted capital returns and the stock’s resilience, with some calling it a hidden gem in a volatile market. This has kept the conversation dynamic and forward-looking.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Waste Management Insider Trading Activity
Waste Management insiders have traded $WM stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SEAN E MENKE purchased 2,000 shares for an estimated $392,840
- RAFAEL CARRASCO (SVP of Enterprise Strategy) sold 1,380 shares for an estimated $299,542
- KIMBERLY G. STITH (SVP - Chief HR Officer) sold 100 shares for an estimated $22,519
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Waste Management Revenue
Waste Management had revenues of $6.4B in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 14.87% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track WM financials on Quiver Quantitative's WM stock page.
Waste Management Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WM stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 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.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 09/26.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Waste Management Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,015 institutional investors add shares of Waste Management stock to their portfolio, and 904 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- GATES FOUNDATION TRUST removed 3,300,000 shares (-10.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $728,739,000
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,152,945 shares (+55.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $475,434,844
- VONTOBEL HOLDING LTD. added 1,800,728 shares (+444.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $397,654,764
- VALEO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC removed 1,716,061 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $378,957,750
- STATE STREET CORP removed 1,330,186 shares (-7.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $293,744,974
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 1,143,109 shares (+25809.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $251,152,478
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 939,455 shares (+218.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $207,459,847
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Waste Management Government Contracts
We have seen $26,697 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:
- REFUSE REMOVAL: $21,274
- TRASH AND RECYCLE COLLECTION FOR COLUMBIA SITE: $5,422
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Waste Management Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WM in the last several months. We have seen 10 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- 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
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/14/2025
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/04/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/29/2025
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 10/29/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Waste Management, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WM forecast page.
Waste Management Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WM recently. We have seen 17 analysts offer price targets for $WM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $255.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Jon Windham from UBS set a target price of $260.0 on 01/09/2026
- Connor Cerniglia from Bernstein set a target price of $260.0 on 01/05/2026
- Jeffrey Goldstein from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $230.0 on 12/17/2025
- Noah Kaye from Oppenheimer set a target price of $263.0 on 12/16/2025
- Tami Zakaria from JP Morgan set a target price of $265.0 on 12/01/2025
- Adam Bubes from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $256.0 on 11/24/2025
- Jerry Revich from Wells Fargo set a target price of $238.0 on 11/14/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
