Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Waste Management, Inc shares valued at $465,840 were sold by Carrasco Rafael on May 30 ’25. At $240.00 per share, Carrasco Rafael sold 1,941 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 16,920 shares worth approximately $3.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Carrasco Rafael purchased 1,941 shares, netting a total of over 465,840 in proceeds.
Before that, Rankin Devina A had sold 57,888 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $13,740,429, the EVP & CFO traded Waste Management, Inc shares for $237.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 57,888 shares, worth approximately $19.58 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Melius on June 09, 2025, Waste Management, Inc [WM] has been a Buy. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 07, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has initiated its “Neutral” rating for WM. Earlier on April 25, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WM stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing WM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] plunged -0.46% to $233.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $232.585, but it reached a high of $234.7389 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.46%. Over the course of the year, Waste Management, Inc shares have jumped approximately 15.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $242.58 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $199.69 on 01/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Waste Management, Inc (WM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 232.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 231.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 234.62. The next price resistance is at 236.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.18 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Waste Management, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Waste Management, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.18 million shares to 3.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 3.17 million shares. A jump of 5.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.89.
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In terms of Waste Management, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 213.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -8.88% from the previous closing price of $234.30. Analysts anticipate Waste Management, Inc stock to reach 250 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 152. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Waste Management, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 27, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $250.
