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Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services in North America, providing services throughout the United States and Canada. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides collection, transfer, disposal services, and recycling and resource recovery. It is also a leading developer, operator, and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The Company's customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America.

Company profile

Ticker

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.wm.com/

CEO

James Fish

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

Texas

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services > Facilities Support Services

Industry (SIC)

Refuse Systems

GFL Environmental • Republic Services • Waste Connections • Advanced Disposal Services • Casella Waste Systems • US Ecology • US Ecology • Avalon • SusGlobal Energy • Digital Locations ...

Former names

USA WASTE SERVICES INC

SEC CIK

0000823768

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

731309529

WM stock data

S&P 500

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News

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Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Monday

12 Apr 21

During Monday's morning session, 212 companies made new 52-week highs.

Raymond James Maintains Outperform on Waste Management, Raises Price Target to $144

12 Apr 21

Raymond James analyst Patrick Tyler Brown maintains Waste Management (NYSE:WM) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $125 to $144.

Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Friday

9 Apr 21

During the morning session on Friday, 178 stocks hit new 52-week highs.

How Waste Management's Profitability And Competitive Positioning Caught This Analyst's Eye

7 Apr 21

Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Wednesday

7 Apr 21

Press releases

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Waste Management Sets Date for First Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call

24 Mar 21

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announced that it will release first quarter 2021 financial results before the opening of the market on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Following the release, Waste Management will host its

Waste Management Elects Sean Menke and Maryrose Sylvester to Board of Directors

15 Mar 21

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) announced today that Sean Menke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sabre Corporation, and Maryrose Sylvester, former U.S. Managing Director and U.S. Head of Electrification for ABB

Ethisphere Announces Waste Management as One of the 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies for the 12th Time

23 Feb 21

Recognition honors those companies who understand the importance of leading, making hard but values-based decisions, and their overall commitment to integrity. Waste Management (NYSE:WM) was recognized today by

Waste Management Announces Cash Dividend

23 Feb 21

Waste Management, Inc. to Host Earnings Call

18 Feb 21

Calendar

22 Feb 21

13 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

Financial statements Chart WM financial data

Quarter (USD)	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20
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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	648M	648M	648M	648M	648M	648M
Cash burn (monthly)	55M	249.92M	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	188.96M	858.63M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cash remaining	459.04M	-210.63M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	8.3	-0.8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Recent insider trades

WM insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
30 Mar 21	Steve Batchelor	Common Stock	Gift	Dispose G	No	No	0	970	0	21,476.36
29 Mar 21	Charles C Boettcher	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	130	2,891	375.83K	22,373.059
24 Mar 21	Charles C Boettcher	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	Yes	125	2,891	361.38K	25,264.059
19 Mar 21	Menke Sean E	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	121.7775	452	55.04K	452
19 Mar 21	Sylvester Maryrose	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	121.7775	452	55.04K	452

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

WM institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

77.7% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	1392	1309	+6.3%
Opened positions	169	107	+57.9%
Closed positions	86	98	-12.2%
Increased positions	518	480	+7.9%
Reduced positions	472	486	-2.9%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	38.63B	35.29B	+9.5%
Total shares	328.13M	302.7M	+8.4%
Total puts	1.45M	1.59M	-8.9%
Total calls	1.49M	1.62M	-8.4%
Total put/call ratio	1.0	1.0	-0.5%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	34.9M	$4.12B	-0.5%
BLK Blackrock	30.56M	$3.6B	-1.8%
STT State Street	20.45M	$2.41B	-0.0%
Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	18.63M	$2.2B	NEW
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust	18.63M	$2.2B	0.0%
Capital Research Global Investors	6.62M	$780.33M	+0.0%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co.	6.35M	$748.91M	+8.1%
Lazard Asset Management	6.04M	$711.78M	+31.2%
Geode Capital Management	6M	$705.59M	+2.1%
Parnassus Investments	5.93M	$699.11M	+0.4%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Cascade Investment, L.L.C.	18.63M	+18.63M	NEW
Norges Bank	4.33M	+4.33M	NEW
SF Stifel Financial	2.19M	+1.63M	+292.8%
Lazard Asset Management	6.04M	+1.44M	+31.2%
BAC Bank Of America	4.07M	-1.07M	-20.8%
SLFPF Standard Life Aberdeen	1.26M	+1.04M	+485.6%
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co	1.92M	-612.92K	-24.2%
GS Goldman Sachs	945.95K	-548.28K	-36.7%
BLK Blackrock	30.56M	-546.4K	-1.8%
IPXAF Impax Asset Management	1.99M	+528.57K	+36.1%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

QSAM Biosciences • Waste Connections • Ameresco • US Ecology

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