Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares valued at $572,456 were sold by Coletta Edmond on Mar 13 ’25. At $104.92 per share, Coletta Edmond sold 5,456 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 155,655 shares worth approximately $17.74 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Coletta Edmond sold 836 shares, netting a total of over 88,899 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $106.34 each, the insider now holds 161,111 shares.
Before that, CASELLA JOHN W had sold 1,828 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $196,141, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER traded Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares for $107.30 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,828 shares, worth approximately $3.46 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on January 23, 2025, Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $113 from $115. Analysts at William Blair started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of May 23, 2024, Deutsche Bank has initiated its “Hold” rating for CWST. Earlier on November 27, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CWST stock.
Analyzing CWST Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.85%. Over the course of the year, Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.74%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $116.31 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $101.15 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $110.18, while a 200-day SMA reached $106.14.
Support And Resistance Levels for Casella Waste Systems, Inc (CWST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 110.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 106.77. In the upper region, resistance lies at 116.63. The next price resistance is at 119.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.12, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 14.45%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
