Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares valued at $116,980 were sold by Ligon Paul on Jun 03 ’25. At $116.98 per share, Ligon Paul sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 19,347 shares worth approximately $2.12 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CASELLA JOHN W sold 18,093 shares, netting a total of over 2,168,808 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $119.87 each, the insider now holds 11,416 shares.
Before that, CASELLA JOHN W had added 18,093 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,177,854, the Officer bought Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares for $120.37 each.
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
On last trading session,, Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CWST] plunged -0.25% to $109.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $107.92, but it reached a high of $111.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.39%. Over the course of the year, Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.09%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Casella Waste Systems, Inc (CWST)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Casella Waste Systems, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Casella Waste Systems, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 64289.0 shares to 2.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.38 million shares. A decline of -2.78% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.14.
Which companies own the most shares of Casella Waste Systems, Inc (CWST)?
In terms of Casella Waste Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 119.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.79% from the previous closing price of $109.84. Analysts anticipate Casella Waste Systems, Inc stock to reach 124 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 114. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Casella Waste Systems, Inc stock as Strong Buy at the end of 2025. On October 17, 2023, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $96.
