Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Waste Connections Inc shares valued at $335,180 were sold by NIELSEN III ROBERT on Dec 10 ’25. At $167.59 per share, NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,250 shares worth approximately $0.22 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, GUILLET EDWARD E sold 9,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,569,928 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $174.44 each, the insider now holds 14,883 shares.
Before that, GUILLET EDWARD E had added 9,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,573,020, the Director bought Waste Connections Inc shares for $174.78 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on November 24, 2025, Waste Connections Inc [WCN] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $202. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of November 12, 2025, Bernstein has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for WCN.
Analyzing WCN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] plunged -0.01% to $176.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $175.4, but it reached a high of $176.845 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.76%. Over the course of the year, Waste Connections Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $201.66 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $163.27 on 11/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Waste Connections Inc (WCN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 175.32, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 174.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 176.76. The next price resistance is at 177.53. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.92 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Waste Connections Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Waste Connections Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 2.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.94 million shares. A jump of 11.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.87.
Which companies own the most shares of Waste Connections Inc (WCN)?
In terms of Waste Connections Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 206 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.03% from the previous closing price of $176.02. Analysts anticipate Waste Connections Inc stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 186. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Waste Connections Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 19, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $192.
