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Why Republic Services (RSG) Stock Is Up Today

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Republic Services (RSG) is up 3.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to a strong third-quarter report, higher full-year guidance, and a newly authorized multiyear share repurchase plan. Investors also seem to be responding to steady pricing, revenue growth, and continued cash generation, which reinforced the company’s outlook.

Details:

  • Republic Services reported third-quarter net income of $592 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, up from $550 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, a year earlier.
  • Adjusted earnings were $1.94 per share, while total revenue rose 8.2% year over year to $4.559 billion.
  • The company increased its 2026 guidance ranges for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted free cash flow, signaling confidence in business trends through the rest of the year.
  • The board approved a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization that begins on January 1, 2027 and runs through December 31, 2029, adding a shareholder-return catalyst.
  • Sources:

    Republic Services Investor Relations, SEC, Yahoo Finance

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $RSG Insider Trading Activity

    $RSG insiders have traded $RSG stock on the open market 102 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 99 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $RSG stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • INVESTMENT, L.L.C. CASCADE has made 99 purchases buying 6,707,612 shares for an estimated $1,463,584,021 and 0 sales.
    • SANDRA M VOLPE sold 1,800 shares for an estimated $380,304
    • ELYSE CARLSEN (CAO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 360 shares for an estimated $77,876.

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

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    $RSG Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 601 institutional investors add shares of $RSG stock to their portfolio, and 616 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $RSG Government Contracts

    We have seen $50,892,493 of award payments to $RSG over the last year.

    Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

    To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

    $RSG Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $RSG recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $RSG in the last 6 months, with a median target of $240.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • Bryan Burgmeier from Citigroup set a target price of $247.0 on 05/12/2026
    • Jon Windham from UBS set a target price of $223.0 on 05/12/2026
    • William Grippin from Barclays set a target price of $233.0 on 05/11/2026
    • Sabahat Khan from RBC Capital set a target price of $267.0 on 05/08/2026

    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.

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