WCN Waste Connections, Inc. stock chart & analysis
Conviction 26UtilitiesScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) closed at $189.07 (-1.35%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is above its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 69, RS Rating 85, -3.3% from its 52-week high, +7.8% year to date. Sector: Utilities · Refuse Systems.
Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.
WCN technical analysis
Trend
WCN is in an uptrend: price is above the 50-day, which is above the 200-day moving average. It closed 14.2% above the 50-day ($165.52) and 15.2% above the 200-day ($164.02). The 50-day crossed above the 200-day (a golden cross) 4 sessions ago. ADX(14) at 42 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 5 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 69, in the bullish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. Its RS Rating of 85 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 85% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.9× its 20-day average. It trades about $449.0M a day on average. ATR(14) is $4.74, 2.5% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending up. Chaikin Money Flow (0.42) shows accumulation.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $150.86 and its resistance $172.61. The 52-week range is $146.89 to $195.34; price is 3.3% below the high and 28.6% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $189.38, above price.
Performance
WCN returned +2.7% (1 week), +22.2% (1 month), +13.7% (3 months), +24.5% (6 months), +13.9% (1 year), +7.8% (year to date).
About Waste Connections, Inc.
Waste Connections is a North American waste management company focused on integrated waste collection services. The firm primarily focuses on residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial waste collection, with a secondary market focus on rural areas. With 113 landfills and 222 transfer stations as of 2024, it is the third-largest waste management company by revenue. Revenue is split among six operating segments: Western, Southern, Eastern, Central, Canada, and Midsouth.
Refuse Systems · Listed 1987 · 24,214 employees
Signal lifecycle
How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.
- Retesting breakoutOct 7 – Oct 82 scans
- Setting upOct 9 – Oct 133 scans
- Breaking out nowOct 141 scan
- Broke outOct 151 scan
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in WCN · 3 recent
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in WCN · open-market 10 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP Operations · Common Shares · 2026-11-02 | Sell | 1.5K | $278K | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-03 |
NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP Operations · Common Shares · 2026-10-30 | Sell | 490 | $92K | 2026-10-30 | 2026-11-03 |
NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP Operations · Common Shares · 2026-10-30 | Sell | 10 | $2K | 2026-10-30 | 2026-11-03 |
Black Matthew Stephen Sr VP Chief Tax Officer · Common Shares · 2026-10-29 | Sell | 5.58K | $1.0M | 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 |
Black Matthew Stephen Sr VP Chief Tax Officer · Common Shares · 2026-10-29 | Sell | 5.42K | $975K | 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 |
LITTLE JAMES Executive VP Engineering · Common Shares · 2026-10-27 | Sell | 2K | $370K | 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-29 |
TAN DEREK SR VP Chief Accounting Officer · Common Shares · 2026-10-26 | Sell | 1K | $187K | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-28 |
NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP Operations · Common Shares · 2026-08-19 | Sell | 700 | $119K | 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-21 |
RIVARD PHILIP SR VP Business Development · Common Shares · 2026-08-18 | Sell | 2.5K | $416K | 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-20 |
Netherton Susan SR VP People, Training & Dev · Common Shares · 2026-08-13 | Sell | 1.75K | $291K | 2026-08-13 | 2026-08-17 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in WCN · 10 recent
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