Closing Bell: Waste Connections Inc up on Friday (WCN)
In market activity today, Waste Connections Inc shares closed at $248.81 after opening the day at $247.14. Intraday prices ranged from $245.24 to $249.36.
Shares gained 0.35% from the previous day's close of $247.95.
During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -2.18% at 22227.63, the S&P 500 closed -1.37% at 5446.68, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.21% at 40347.97 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -2.30% at 17194.15.
Waste Connections Inc has listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker WCN.
A total of 760,016 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 2,988, with an average volume of 343,631 in the last five days.
The TSX market on the whole today saw 741 price advancers against 4,512 declines and 69 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, the shares have advanced 31.82 percent in the last 12 months, while they have advanced 25.75% year-to-date.
Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $63.89 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.
Waste Connections Inc's average recommendation is "Moderate Buy" based on 18.00 analysts according to Zacks. Currently, there are 14 buy ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock.
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