Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Waste Connections Inc shares valued at $942,259 were sold by Shea Patrick James on Aug 12 ’25. At $188.45 per share, Shea Patrick James sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 20,671 shares worth approximately $3.82 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 190,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $190.00 each, the insider now holds 3,250 shares.
Before that, Shea Patrick James had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $952,400, the Officer bought Waste Connections Inc shares for $190.48 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Melius on June 09, 2025, Waste Connections Inc [WCN] has been a Buy. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of April 03, 2025, William Blair has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for WCN. Earlier on October 04, 2024, Scotiabank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector perform” for WCN stock.
Analyzing WCN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] plunged -0.54% to $184.73. The stock’s lowest price that day was $184.58, but it reached a high of $186.085 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.78%. Over the course of the year, Waste Connections Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $201.66 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $169.36 on 01/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Waste Connections Inc (WCN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 184.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 183.63. In the upper region, resistance lies at 185.68. The next price resistance is at 186.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.14 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 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.22 million shares to 2.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 2.4 million shares. A jump of 8.45% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.8.
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 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.45% from the previous closing price of $185.74. Analysts anticipate Waste Connections Inc stock to reach 221 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 215. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Waste Connections Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
