Casella Waste Systems, Inc’s filing revealed that its SR VP of Sustainable Growth Ligon Paul unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.1 million on Aug 04 ’25. In the deal valued at $102.84 per share,1,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Ligon Paul now holds 18,347 shares worth roughly $1.59 million.
Then, PAUL LIGON bought 1,000 shares, generating $102,980 in total proceeds.
Before that, Ligon Paul sold 1,000 shares. Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares valued at $116,980 were divested by the SR VP of Sustainable Growth at a price of $116.98 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ligon Paul now holds 19,347 shares, worth roughly $1.68 million.
Loop Capital upgraded its Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late January from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. William Blair began covering CWST with “an Outperform” recommendation on October 03, 2024. Deutsche Bank started covering the stock on May 23, 2024. It rated CWST as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of CWST
On Friday, Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST] saw its stock fall -2.00% to $86.69. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.87%. Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares have fallen nearly -18.78% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -18.07% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Casella Waste Systems, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Casella Waste Systems, Inc stocks on 2025-08-29, growing by 0.86 million shares to a total of 2.52 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.66 million shares. There was a rise of 34.03%, which implies that there is a positive 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 along with a $95 price target.
