Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy32 ratings
Bullish2681.3%
Neutral618.7%
Bearish00.0%
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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$186.6Current
$145Low
$194.73Average
$220High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 13, 2020 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 6, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2015 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 19, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $186.6. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $184.88 | +9.9% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $162.13 | +3.4% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $152.99 | +1.3% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $184 | $153.47 | -1.4% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $155.23 | +7.2% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $165.71 | -5.7% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $169.35 | +0.2% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $199 | $168.33 | +6.6% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $161.54 | -3.5% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $167.88 | +11.5% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $218 | $168.89 | +16.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Adam Bubes | $211 | $168.89 | +13.1% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sabahat Khan | $210 | $160.85 | +12.5% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan | $205 | $161.28 | +9.9% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $197 | $161.9 | +5.6% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $161.09 | +13.6% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $157.58 | +14.1% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $157.58 | -5.7% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $205 | $170.15 | +9.9% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $166.11 | +9.3% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $167.33 | +11.5% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Connor Cerniglia | $205 | $175.14 | +9.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $172.18 | +9.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan | $220 | $176.62 | +17.9% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $175.3 | +8.3% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Jerry Revich | $186 | $167.39 | -0.3% | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $210 | $177.74 | +12.5% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $177.46 | +10.4% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $178.47 | +4.5% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $194 | $178.47 | +4.0% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $169.74 | +1.8% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $170.2 | +11.5% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $174.42 | +14.1% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $215 | $186.95 | +15.2% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $221 | $194.47 | +18.4% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $220 | $192.58 | +17.9% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $195 | $185.79 | +4.5% | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $194 | $181.92 | +4.0% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Bryan Burgmeier | $190 | $175.66 | +1.8% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Derek Spronck | $196 | $168.01 | +5.0% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $180 | $171.74 | -3.5% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan | $160 | $125.32 | -14.3% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $150 | $135.52 | -19.6% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Kyle White, CFA | $145 | $135.52 | -22.3% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Sean Eastman | $146 | $132.48 | -21.8% | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Michael E. Hoffman | $154 | $125.04 | -17.5% | Aug 6, 2021 |
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