Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Waste Management (WM)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) in the last few weeks:

• 1/30/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $265.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $223.00 to $235.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $263.00 to $264.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $246.00 to $250.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $236.00 to $252.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $238.00 to $246.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Waste Management had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Scotiabank. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $254.00.
• 1/20/2026 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $266.00 to $265.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2026 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $270.00 to $263.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2026 – Waste Management was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $225.00.
• 1/5/2026 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $255.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Waste Management had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Waste Management had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/17/2025 – Waste Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $232.00 to $230.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – Waste Management had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $262.00 to $263.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Waste Management had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Waste Management Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. Waste Management’s payout ratio is presently 49.25%.

Insider Activity at Waste Management

In other Waste Management news, VP Donald J. Smith sold 690 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.59, for a total transaction of $151,517.10. Following the sale, the vice president owned 13,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,937,235.84. This trade represents a 4.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Charles C. Boettcher sold 689 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.32, for a total transaction of $151,111.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 56,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,316,791.88. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 6,806 shares of company stock worth $1,490,204 in the last quarter. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) is a leading provider of integrated waste management and environmental services in North America. The company offers end-to-end solutions that span collection, transfer, disposal and recycling, along with landfill operations and related infrastructure. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Waste Management serves a broad customer base that includes residential, commercial, industrial and municipal clients.

Core services include curbside and commercial waste collection, roll-off and temporary container services, materials recovery and recycling, and engineered landfill disposal.