According to Zen Score, the 3 best waste management stocks to buy right now are:
1. Waste Management (NYSE:WM)
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is the top waste management stock with a Zen Score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the waste management industry average of 27. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Waste Management has seen its stock return 39.32% over the past year, overperforming other waste management stocks by 7 percentage points.
Waste Management has an average 1 year
price target of $204.36, a downside of -4.49% from Waste Management's current stock price of $213.97.
Waste Management stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Waste Management, 36.36% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST)
Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) is the second best waste management stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 15 points higher than the waste management industry average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Casella Waste Systems has seen its stock return 25.05% over the past year, underperforming other waste management stocks by -7 percentage points.
Casella Waste Systems has an average 1 year
price target of $98.00, a downside of -0.79% from Casella Waste Systems's current stock price of $98.78.
Casella Waste Systems stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Casella Waste Systems, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)
Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) is the third best waste management stock with a Zen Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the waste management industry average of 27. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Republic Services has seen its stock return 46.77% over the past year, overperforming other waste management stocks by 15 percentage points.
Republic Services has an average 1 year
price target of $199.91, an upside of 4.38% from Republic Services's current stock price of $191.52.
Republic Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Republic Services, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.