The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares valued at $102,840 were sold by Ligon Paul on Aug 04 ’25. At $102.84 per share, Ligon Paul sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,347 shares worth approximately $1.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PAUL LIGON purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 102,980 in proceeds.
Before that, Ligon Paul had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $116,980, the SR VP of Sustainable Growth traded Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares for $116.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $1.97 million.
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] rose 0.51% to $101.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $100.57, but it reached a high of $102.235 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.05%. Over the course of the year, Casella Waste Systems, Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $121.24 on 05/07/25 and a 52-week low of $97.46 on 08/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Casella Waste Systems, Inc (CWST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 100.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 99.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 102.38. The next price resistance is at 103.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.85 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 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.56 million shares to 1.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 2.22 million shares. A decline of -33.63% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.13 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.13.
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 125 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.64% from the previous closing price of $101.1. Analysts anticipate Casella Waste Systems, Inc stock to reach 125 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 125. 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.
