Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy33 ratings
Bullish2060.6%
Neutral1339.4%
Bearish00.0%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$239.41Previous close
$150Low
$217.19Average
$264High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 16, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Dec 17, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2025 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Erste Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 14, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 19, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $239.41. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $244 | $228.98 | +1.9% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $264 | $223.13 | +10.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $222.79 | +4.4% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $217.86 | +8.6% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Connor Cerniglia | $260 | $217.94 | +8.6% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $256 | $216.62 | +6.9% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $238 | $204.51 | -0.6% | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $196.77 | +1.1% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $260 | $202.72 | +8.6% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $254 | $202.71 | +6.1% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $262 | $204.23 | +9.4% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $264 | $219.25 | +10.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $228 | $217.6 | -4.8% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Devin Dodge | $220 | $216.55 | -8.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $225 | $216.99 | -6.0% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $250 | $219.11 | +4.4% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Michael Feniger | $225 | $208.26 | -6.0% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $220 | $209.09 | -8.1% | Oct 3, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Devin Dodge | $213 | $198.48 | -11.0% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $216 | $199.92 | -9.8% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber | $212 | $201.64 | -11.4% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Faiza Alwy | $241 | $208.33 | +0.7% | May 22, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $222 | $212.15 | -7.3% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $220 | $211.73 | -8.1% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $214 | $207.53 | -10.6% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Walter Spracklin | $211 | $206.93 | -11.9% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $151 | $151.82 | -36.9% | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $151.62 | -24.8% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $152.02 | -31.1% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Bryan Burgmeier | $183 | $157.67 | -23.6% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $173 | $166.23 | -27.7% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $164.15 | -29.4% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Scotiabank | Mark Neville | $180 | $166.76 | -24.8% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Argus Research | David Coleman | $180 | $153.95 | -24.8% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Michael Feniger | $154 | $153.95 | -35.7% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $152 | $144.14 | -36.5% | Jul 16, 2021 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $150 | $135.06 | -37.3% | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Michael E. Hoffman | $155 | $134.12 | -35.3% | Apr 28, 2021 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $140 | $134.12 | -41.5% | Apr 28, 2021 |
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