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WM Waste Management Inc stock chart & analysis

Conviction 42IndustrialsScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026

Waste Management Inc (WM) closed at $236.26 (-2.08%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is above its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 59, RS Rating 81, -4.7% from its 52-week high, +7.6% year to date. Sector: Industrials · Refuse Systems.

WM$236.26-2.08%
ResistanceSupportVol 14Insider sellCongress buyCongress sell
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Waste Management IncRefuse Systemswww.wm.com ↗
Price236.26
Change-2.08%
Gap-3.17%
Rel volume1.29×
Avg volume2.62M
Avg $ vol605.81M
SMA 20230.54
SMA 50219.37
SMA 200225.59
Price vs 50+7.74%
Price vs 200+4.77%
MA stackmixed
50/200 cross—
Supertrenddown · 243.01
RSI (14)59
MACD hist0.31
MACD cross—
Stoch %K / %D51 / 70
ADX (14)31
+DI / −DI37 / 23
RSI divergence—
MACD divergence—
ATR %2.37%
ADR %1.94%
52w high248.13
52w low197.47
From 52w high-4.74%
Above 52w low+19.69%
New 52w highNo
SqueezeOff
Bollinger width15.64%
%B0.66
Donchian pos71.63%
Donchian high247.40
Donchian low208.49
AVWAP (52w high)224.38
vs AVWAP high+5.34%
AVWAP (52w low)223.77
vs AVWAP low+5.63%
OBV trendUp
Chaikin MF (20)0.30
Today vs 20d1.29×
Avg vol (14d)2.64M
Avg vol (20d)2.62M
Avg $ vol (20d)605.81M
Market cap93.98B
RS Rating81 / 99
RS 3m (vs SPY)+9.18%
RS 6m (vs SPY)+10.05%
RS line new highNo
Trend template5/8
Technical rank86.1
1 week+1.25%
1 month+12.50%
3 months+4.31%
6 months+9.75%
1 year+17.86%
YTD+7.58%
P/E34.71
P/B9.53
P/S3.73
P/FCF33.38
EPS6.70
Div yield1.42%
ROE27.45%
ROA5.82%
Debt/Eq0.15
Current0.82
EV/EBITDA13.28
Gross margin40.44%
Net margin10.74%
Rev growth14.24%
EPS growth-1.38%
Price target257.39
Target upside8.90%
Analyst ratingBuy
Institutional93.67%
Ent. value95.26B
Revenue6.85B
Net income820M
Gross profit2.75B
Free cash flow2.82B
IndustryRefuse Systems
ExchangeNYSE
Shares out401.58M
Employees60.5K
ListedFri, Sep 30, 1988
Free float373.34M
Float %92.7%
Short interest—
Days to cover—
Short volume47.7%
Squeeze score—
Next earnings—
EPS forecast—
Last EPS vs est$2.15 vs $2.18
Last surprise-1.4% miss
Setup gradeD
Conviction42 / 100
Pattern quality—
Tech rank86.1 / 100
Group rank32 / 100
Status laneNo active setup
Setup direction—
Pattern family
Resistance240.36
Support203.46
Days since event—
Candle confirm—

Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.

WM technical analysis

Trend

WM's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 7.7% above the 50-day ($219.37) and 4.8% above the 200-day ($225.59). ADX(14) at 31 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 5 of 8 trend-template criteria.

Momentum

RSI(14) is 59, in the bullish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. Its RS Rating of 81 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 81% of the US market.

Volume and volatility

Volume on the latest session ran 1.3× its 20-day average. It trades about $605.8M a day on average. ATR(14) is $5.60, 2.4% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending up. Chaikin Money Flow (0.30) shows accumulation.

Key levels

The chart pattern's support is $203.46 and its resistance $240.36. The 52-week range is $197.47 to $248.13; price is 4.7% below the high and 19.7% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $224.38, below price.

Performance

WM returned +1.3% (1 week), +12.5% (1 month), +4.3% (3 months), +9.8% (6 months), +17.9% (1 year), +7.6% (year to date).

About Waste Management Inc

WM, previously known as Waste Management, ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 257 active landfill sites and about 342 transfer stations that help with transporting waste efficiently and economically. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets for waste collection, transfer, and disposal. The company also has an energy business emanating from the beneficial use of landfill gas and is a leading recycler in North America.

Refuse Systems · Listed 1988 · 60,500 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.

  1. Setting up
    Oct 6 – Oct 9
    4 scans
  2. Breaking out now
    Oct 12
    1 scan

Congress activity

Disclosed STOCK Act trades in WM · 9 recent

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MemberSideAmount
Rick Larsen
Rick Larsen
house · WA · traded 2026-01-07
Buy$1K–$15K
Gilbert Cisneros
Gilbert Cisneros
house · D · CA · traded 2025-09-26
Sell$1K–$15K
Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
house · R · MI · traded 2025-06-17
Buy$1K–$15K
Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
house · R · MI · traded 2025-06-24
Sell$1K–$15K
Rob Bresnahan
Rob Bresnahan
house · PA · traded 2025-05-15
Sell$1K–$15K
Julie Johnson
Julie Johnson
house · D · TX · traded 2025-04-07
Sell$1K–$15K
John James
John James
house · MI · traded 2024-09-04
Sell$1K–$15K
John James
John James
house · MI · traded 2023-11-10
Buy$1K–$15K
Rick Larsen
Rick Larsen
house · WA · traded 2024-07-02
Sell$1K–$15K

Insider activity

SEC Form 4 transactions in WM · open-market 1 sell

InsiderSideShares
Reed David L.
EVP & CFO · Common Stock · 2026-11-04
Gift531
Reed David L.
EVP & CFO · Common Stock · 2026-11-04
Gift531
Reed David L.
EVP & CFO · Common Stock · 2026-11-03
Tax345
Carroll John A.
VP & Chief Accounting Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-28
Gift4.87K
Carroll John A.
VP & Chief Accounting Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-28
Gift4.87K
Reed David L.
EVP & CFO · Common Stock · 2026-08-07
Gift5.36K
Reed David L.
EVP & CFO · Common Stock · 2026-08-07
Gift5.36K
Carrasco Rafael
SVP of Enterprise Strategy · Common Stock · 2026-06-05
Exercise2.65K
Carrasco Rafael
SVP of Enterprise Strategy · Stock Option (Right to Buy) · 2026-06-05
Exercise2.65K
Carrasco Rafael
SVP of Enterprise Strategy · Common Stock · 2026-06-05
Sell2.65K

SEC filings

EDGAR filings in WM · 8 recent

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