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

Waste Connections Inc opened trading today at $247.14 and closed at $248.81. prices ranged from a low of $245.24 to a high of $249.36.

Share prices advanced 0.35 percent from the previous day's close of $247.95.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed -2.18% at 22227.63, the S&P 500 closed -1.84% at 5346.56, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.51% at 39737.26 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -2.43% at 16776.16.

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

Trading volume was 760,016 on 2,988 total trades. On average, Waste Connections Inc has traded 343,631 shares over the last 5-days and 245,605 year-to-date.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 432 price advancers against 4,843 declines and 43 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 boosted 31.82 percent in 52 weeks, while this year, they have advanced 25.75%.

Following today's trading, Waste Connections Inc has a market capitalization of $63.95 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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