Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Waste Management, Inc shares valued at $22,520 were purchased by Stith Kimberly G. on Sep 04 ’25. At $225.19 per share, Stith Kimberly G. acquired 100 shares.
Also, Stith Kimberly G. sold 100 shares, netting a total of over 22,520 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $225.19 each, the insider now holds 4,089 shares.
Before that, Carrasco Rafael had sold 1,941 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $465,840, the SVP of Enterprise Strategy traded Waste Management, Inc shares for $240.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,941 shares, worth approximately $3.72 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Stifel on September 30, 2025, Waste Management, Inc [WM] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $252. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 11, 2025, Erste Group has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for WM. Earlier on June 09, 2025, Melius initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WM stock.
Analyzing WM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] plunged -0.43% to $219.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $218.175, but it reached a high of $221.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.21%. Over the course of the year, Waste Management, Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $242.58 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $199.69 on 01/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Waste Management, Inc (WM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 218.28, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 216.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 221.35. The next price resistance is at 222.84. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Waste Management, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Waste Management, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 70391.0 shares to 3.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 3.8 million shares. A jump of 1.82% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.33.
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In terms of Waste Management, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 213.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.32% from the previous closing price of $220.83. Analysts anticipate Waste Management, Inc stock to reach 250 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 152. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Waste Management, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 23, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $277.
