Waste Connections Inc’s recently made public that its EVP & COO CHAMBLISS DARRELL W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.55 million on Mar 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $188.30 per share,13,566 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CHAMBLISS DARRELL W now holds 95,000 shares worth roughly $18.54 million.
Then, DARRELL CHAMBLISS bought 13,566 shares, generating $2,554,478 in total proceeds.
Before that, PIO DOMENIC sold 10,000 shares. Waste Connections Inc shares valued at $1,926,358 were divested by the SR VP Operations at a price of $192.64 per share. As a result of the transaction, PIO DOMENIC now holds 6,394 shares, worth roughly $1.25 million.
Scotiabank initiated its Waste Connections Inc [WCN] rating to a Sector perform in a research note published on October 04, 2024; the price target was $196. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Deutsche Bank’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. UBS revised its rating on February 29, 2024. It rated WCN as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of WCN
On Monday, Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN] saw its stock jump 1.22% to $195.19. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.23%. Waste Connections Inc shares have risen nearly 13.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 13.69% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $194.83 was reached on 03/31/25, a 52-week low of $160.34 was recorded on 01/03/25. SMA at 50 days reached $187.24, while 200 days put it at $181.93.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WCN Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 193.33, which if violated will result in even more drops to 191.46. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 196.35. A further resistance level may holdings at 197.50. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 64.40, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 4.37, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 3.13%. Stochastics %K at 94.11% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Waste Connections Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Waste Connections Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, dropping by -0.4 million shares to a total of 2.22 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 2.62 million shares. There was a decline of -18.19%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 27, 2023 when Wells Fargo began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating .
