Seeing Is Believing
WM is currently covered by 13 analysts with an average price target of $242.21. This is a potential upside of $24.35 (11.18%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $217.86.
Waste Management's activity chart (see below) currently has 428 price targets and 293 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of WM is 52.27% BUY and 47.73% HOLD.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 84.35% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 233.93 days.
Highest price target for WM is $266, Lowest price target is $231, average price target is $251.5.
Most recent stock forecast was given by JON WINDHAM from UBS on 09-Jan-2026. First documented stock forecast 21-Oct-2015.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of WM, 23 are a BUY (52.27%), 21 are a HOLD (47.73%).
Analyst name
Rating
Rating initiation date
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Hold
Since 14-Feb-2024
$260
$42.14 (19.34%)
$225
2 days ago
(09-Jan-2026)
14/19 (73.68%)
$42.14 (19.34%)
267
Buy
Since 28-Feb-2020
$263
$45.14 (20.72%)
$262
26 days ago
(16-Dec-2025)
20/26 (76.92%)
$44.1 (20.15%)
206
Buy
Since 07-Apr-2021
$256
$38.14 (17.51%)
$238
1 months 18 days ago
(24-Nov-2025)
2/4 (50%)
$39.38 (18.18%)
263
Hold
Since 25-Jul-2023
$242
$24.14 (11.08%)
$245
2 months 7 days ago
(04-Nov-2025)
11/13 (84.62%)
$45.23 (22.99%)
136
Buy
Since 19-Sep-2025
$266
$48.14 (22.10%)
$271
2 months 13 days ago
(29-Oct-2025)
0/3 (0%)
$68.47 (34.66%)
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