Seeing Is Believing
WM is currently covered by 14 analysts with an average price target of $255.89. This is a potential upside of $27.56 (14.21%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $224.06.
Waste Management's activity chart (see below) currently has 468 price targets and 320 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of WM is 70.83% BUY and 29.17% HOLD.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 73.33% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 229.53 days.
Highest price target for WM is $277, Lowest price target is $227, average price target is $255.89.
Most recent stock forecast was given by JON WINDHAM from UBS on 04-Aug-2026. First documented stock forecast 22-Oct-2015.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of WM, 34 are a BUY (70.83%), 14 are a HOLD (29.17%).
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date of last PT
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy Since 04-Aug-2026
$270
$45.94 (20.50%)
$260
Hold Since 26-Apr-2024
$244
$19.94 (8.90%)
$240
Buy Since 19-Sep-2025
$277
$52.94 (23.63%)
$270
Buy Since 30-Sep-2025
$261
$36.94 (16.49%)
$252
Hold Since 16-Jul-2026
$260
$35.94 (16.04%)
$250
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