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 $3.52 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.
Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of June 09, 2025, Melius has initiated its “Buy” rating for WCN. Earlier on May 07, 2025, Seaport Research Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WCN stock.
Analyzing WCN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] plunged -2.01% to $170.2. The stock’s lowest price that day was $169.87, but it reached a high of $174.055 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.64%. Over the course of the year, Waste Connections Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.69%. 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 168.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 167.17. In the upper region, resistance lies at 172.90. The next price resistance is at 175.61. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 33.94 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 steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.49 million shares to 1.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.39 million shares. A decline of -25.85% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.76.
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 217.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.22% from the previous closing price of $173.69. Analysts anticipate Waste Connections Inc stock to reach 221 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 213. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Waste Connections Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
