Closing Bell: Waste Connections Inc up on Wednesday (WCN)

Waste Connections Inc opened trading today at $245.27 and closed at $245.55. It traded at a low of $244.75 to a high of $246.10.

Shares advanced 0.48 percent from the previous day's close of $244.37.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 1.25% at 23110.81, the S&P 500 closed -0.50% at 5436.44, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.50% at 40743.33 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.28% at 17147.42.

Waste Connections Inc has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WCN.

Trading volume was 221,222 on 1,218 total trades. On average, Waste Connections Inc has traded 241,638 shares over the last 5-days and 241,102 year-to-date.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 3,418 price advancers against 1,773 declines and 138 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, WCN.TO has traded as high as $251.99 (July 25,2024) and low as $174.74 (October 26,2023). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Waste Connections Inc's shares have raised 31.18%, while in 2024, they have boosted 24.10%.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $62.93 billion on a float of 257,980 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.33.

Waste Connections Inc is a TSX Waste Management company headquartered in Vaughan, CAN.

Currently, Waste Connections Inc's consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" based on 18 analysts according to Zacks. From those 18 analysts, 14 have buy ratings and 4 analysts gave hold ratings.

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