Waste Management Stock Price Prediction

WM Stock  USD 228.22  0.24  0.11%   
The relative strength index (RSI) of Waste Management's the stock price is about 60. This entails that the stock is rather overbought by investors as of now. The main point of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to track how fast people are buying or selling Waste, making its price go up or down.

Oversold Vs Overbought

60

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Waste Management's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of Waste Management and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from Waste Management's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Waste Management, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Waste Management's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.153
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
1.82
EPS Estimate Current Year
7.3138
EPS Estimate Next Year
8.1094
Wall Street Target Price
230.45
Using Waste Management hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Waste Management from the perspective of Waste Management response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.

Waste Management Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Waste Management's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Waste. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Waste can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Waste Management. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Waste Management's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Waste Management.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in Waste Management to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying Waste because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.

Waste Management after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 228.61  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
  
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
170.80171.94251.04
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
227.86229.00230.14
Details
23 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
163.40179.56199.31
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
1.801.821.86
Details

Waste Management After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Waste Management at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Waste Management or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Waste Management, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Waste Management Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Waste Management's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Waste Management's historical news coverage. Waste Management's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 227.47 and 229.75, respectively. We have considered Waste Management's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
228.22
227.47
Downside
228.61
After-hype Price
229.75
Upside
Waste Management is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Waste Management is based on 3 months time horizon.

Waste Management Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Waste Management is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Waste Management backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Waste Management, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.15 
1.14
  0.39 
  0.24 
10 Events / Month
6 Events / Month
In about 10 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
228.22
228.61
0.17 
43.35  
Notes

Waste Management Hype Timeline

As of November 30, 2024 Waste Management is listed for 228.22. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.39, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.24. Waste is expected to increase in value after the next headline, with the price projected to jump to 228.61 or above. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company the price is about 43.35%. The price boost on the next news is projected to be 0.17%, whereas the daily expected return is at this time at 0.15%. The volatility of related hype on Waste Management is about 71.25%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 227.98. The company generated the yearly revenue of 20.43 B. Reported Net Income was 2.28 B with gross profit of 7.4 B. Allowing for the 90-day total investment horizon the next expected press release will be in about 10 days.
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Waste Management Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Waste Management's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Waste Management's future price movements. Getting to know how Waste Management's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Waste Management may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
CRAICRA International(3.69)12 per month 2.04  0.08  2.86 (3.40) 12.45 
ICFIICF International(12.06)11 per month 0.00 (0.17) 2.60 (2.09) 16.28 
FORRForrester Research 0.37 8 per month 0.00 (0.11) 3.15 (3.77) 10.89 
HURNHuron Consulting Group 0.44 10 per month 1.01  0.05  2.72 (1.60) 14.16 
FCNFTI Consulting 0.24 12 per month 0.00 (0.15) 1.82 (2.06) 14.08 
EXPOExponent(0.09)11 per month 0.00 (0.11) 2.26 (2.52) 11.88 
TRUTransUnion(0.44)10 per month 1.75 (0.02) 2.73 (2.86) 8.10 
VRSKVerisk Analytics 1.28 11 per month 0.78 (0.01) 1.66 (1.35) 6.41 
FCFranklin Covey(0.45)9 per month 0.00 (0.09) 2.45 (3.04) 22.53 

Waste Management Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Waste price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Waste using various technical indicators. When you analyze Waste charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

About Waste Management Predictive Indicators

The successful prediction of Waste Management stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as Waste Management, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of Waste Management based on analysis of Waste Management hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to Waste Management's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Waste Management's related companies.
 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Dividend Yield0.01380.01660.01570.0158
Price To Sales Ratio3.913.293.552.65

Story Coverage note for Waste Management

The number of cover stories for Waste Management depends on current market conditions and Waste Management's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Waste Management is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Waste Management's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

Waste Management Short Properties

Waste Management's future price predictability will typically decrease when Waste Management's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of Waste Management often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential Waste Management's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. Waste Management's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding406.9 M
Cash And Short Term Investments458 M
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Is Environmental & Facilities Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Waste Management. If investors know Waste will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Waste Management listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.153
Dividend Share
2.95
Earnings Share
6.55
Revenue Per Share
53.245
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.079
The market value of Waste Management is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Waste that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Waste Management's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Waste Management's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Waste Management's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Waste Management's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Waste Management's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Waste Management is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Waste Management's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.