William Blair analyst Trevor Romeo has maintained their bullish stance on WCN stock, giving a Buy rating on January 29.
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Trevor Romeo has given his Buy rating due to a combination of factors including Waste Connections’ resilient operating performance and healthy profitability. The company modestly outperformed expectations on revenue, EBITDA, and EPS, supported by better-than-anticipated solid waste growth, strong pricing, and expanding margins despite some pressure from lower recycled commodity values.
Romeo also highlights the company’s disciplined capital allocation and accretive M&A strategy, with a strong pace of acquisitions and ongoing share repurchases underpinning long-term value creation. While the free-cash-flow outlook for 2026 fell short of prior expectations and may be weighed down by elevated capex at assets like Chiquita Canyon, he views these pressures as manageable and believes the core franchise strength and pricing power justify a favorable long-term risk/reward profile.
According to TipRanks, Romeo is an analyst with an average return of -0.9% and a 46.88% success rate. Romeo covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Korn Ferry, Kforce, and ManpowerGroup.
In another report released on January 29, ATB Capital Markets also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a C$305.00 price target.