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Waste Connections Analyst Ratings

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$176.00
Last update: Dec 18, 4:14 AM
Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$230.00
Lowest Price Target1
$146.00
Consensus Price Target1
$198.07

Waste Connections Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:WCN | Benzinga

Waste Connections Inc has a consensus price target of $198.07 based on the ratings of 31 analysts. The high is $230 issued by JP Morgan on May 23, 2025. The low is $146 issued by Oppenheimer on December 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo on December 17, 2025, November 24, 2025, and November 14, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $202.67 between Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 15.15% upside for Waste Connections Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

Analyst Trends and Forecast

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Analyst Rating and Forecast

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Morgan Stanley
Goldman Sachs
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Bernstein
UBS

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Analyst Ratings for Waste Connections

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Dec 17, 2025
25%
215
220
Previous
Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Nov 24, 2025
14.77%
202
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Initiates
Current
Buy
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Nov 14, 2025
5.68%
186
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Initiates
Current
Overweight
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Nov 12, 2025
13.64%
200
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Initiates
Current
Outperform
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Oct 23, 2025
10.8%
190
195
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Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Oct 23, 2025
23.86%
218
221
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Buy
Current
Buy
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Oct 23, 2025
17.05%
205
206
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 23, 2025
10.23%
192
194
Previous
Equal-Weight
Current
Equal-Weight
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Oct 23, 2025
11.36%
196
199
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Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Oct 16, 2025
7.95%
190
205
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Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Oct 10, 2025
18.18%
208
208
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Sector Perform
Current
Sector Outperform
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Oct 8, 2025
16.48%
205
210
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Sep 30, 2025
25.57%
221
Previous
Current
Buy
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Sep 19, 2025
9.09%
192
Previous
Initiates
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Equal-Weight
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Sep 17, 2025
13.07%
199
204
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Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Jul 28, 2025
15.91%
204
208
Previous
Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Jul 25, 2025
22.16%
212
215
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Outperformer
Current
Outperformer
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Jul 25, 2025
18.18%
202
208
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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Jul 25, 2025
24.43%
219
221
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Jul 22, 2025
19.89%
211
224
Previous
Strong Buy
Current
Strong Buy
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Jul 18, 2025
14.77%
202
206
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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Jul 9, 2025
23.86%
216
218
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Jul 8, 2025
20.45%
212
215
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Outperformer
Current
Outperformer
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Jun 9, 2025
21.02%
213
Previous
Initiates
Current
Buy
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May 23, 2025
30.68%
197
230
Previous
Overweight
Current
Overweight
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May 7, 2025
25%
220
Previous
Initiates
Current
Buy
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Apr 29, 2025
20.45%
209
212
Previous
Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Apr 25, 2025
22.73%
214
216
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Apr 8, 2025
17.05%
192
206
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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Feb 14, 2025
19.32%
200
210
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Feb 14, 2025
24.43%
214
219
Previous
Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Jan 27, 2025
9.09%
192
196
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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Jan 23, 2025
19.32%
210
225
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Dec 13, 2024
10.8%
192
195
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Dec 12, 2024
21.59%
206
214
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Dec 11, 2024
20.45%
205
212
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Dec 4, 2024
22.16%
199
215
Previous
Outperformer
Current
Outperformer
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Oct 25, 2024
16.48%
205
208
Previous
Strong Buy
Current
Strong Buy
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Oct 25, 2024
14.2%
199
201
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 25, 2024
11.93%
197
198
Previous
Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Oct 25, 2024
9.09%
192
194
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 25, 2024
16.48%
200
205
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Oct 25, 2024
11.36%
196
198
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 21, 2024
10.23%
191
194
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 4, 2024
11.36%
196
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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Jul 26, 2024
13.64%
185
200
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Jul 26, 2024
12.5%
196
198
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Jul 26, 2024
9.66%
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191
193
Previous
Outperformer
Current
Outperformer
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Jul 26, 2024
13.07%
195
199
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Jul 15, 2024
8.52%
181
191
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Jul 11, 2024
13.64%
180
200
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Apr 26, 2024
5.68%
182
186
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Apr 8, 2024
11.36%
182
196
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Mar 18, 2024
23.3%
195
217
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Mar 18, 2024
2.27%
170
180
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Feb 29, 2024
2.84%
170
181
Previous
Buy
Current
Neutral
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Feb 15, 2024
5.11%
170
185
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Feb 15, 2024
1.14%
166
178
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Feb 15, 2024
3.41%
169
182
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Feb 15, 2024
-0.57%
153
175
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Jan 18, 2024
-7.39%
136
163
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Neutral
Current
Neutral
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Jan 12, 2024
-11.93%
154
155
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Dec 19, 2023
-0.57%
168
175
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Dec 18, 2023
-12.5%
146
154
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Dec 13, 2023
-3.41%
160
170
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Dec 4, 2023
-0.57%
171
175
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Dec 1, 2023
-17.05%
146
148
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Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Nov 27, 2023
-9.09%
160
Previous
Initiates
Current
Overweight
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Nov 21, 2023
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—
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Outperform
Current
Peer Perform
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Oct 30, 2023
-6.82%
164
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 17, 2023
-13.64%
152
Previous
Initiates
Current
Outperform
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Oct 16, 2023
-14.2%
151
153
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Oct 2, 2023
-4.55%
168
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Aug 4, 2023
-2.84%
164
171
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Overweight
Current
Overweight
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Aug 4, 2023
-9.66%
153
159
Previous
Outperform
Current
Outperform
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Aug 4, 2023
-7.39%
163
165
Previous
Strong Buy
Current
Strong Buy
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Jul 21, 2023
-6.25%
161
165
Previous
Strong Buy
Current
Strong Buy
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Jul 19, 2023
-11.93%
155
Previous
Initiates
Current
Neutral
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Jun 15, 2023
-9.09%
160
Previous
Buy
Current
Buy
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Jun 8, 2023
-13.07%
153
Previous
Sector Perform
Current
Sector Perform
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May 1, 2023
-8.52%
161
165
Previous
Current
Strong Buy
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Apr 27, 2023
-6.25%
154
165
Previous
Current
Strong Buy
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Apr 18, 2023
-13.64%
148
152
Previous
Current
Outperform
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Apr 18, 2023
-9.09%
160
Previous
Initiates
Current
Buy
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Mar 30, 2023
-9.09%
160
Previous
Initiates
Current
Outperform
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Feb 22, 2023
-12.5%
152
154
Previous
Current
Strong Buy
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Feb 17, 2023
-6.82%
158
164
Previous
Current
Overweight
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Feb 17, 2023
-13.07%
153
158
Previous
Current
Outperform
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Jan 31, 2023
-13.64%
152
157
Previous
Current
Strong Buy
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Jan 4, 2023
-10.23%
158
163
Previous
Current
Overweight
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FAQ

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What is the target price for Waste Connections (WCN) stock?

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The latest price target for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was reported by Morgan Stanley on December 17, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $220.00 expecting WCN to rise to within 12 months (a possible 25.00% upside). 33 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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The latest analyst rating for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Waste Connections maintained their overweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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The last upgrade for Waste Connections Inc happened on October 10, 2025 when Scotiabank raised their price target to $208. Scotiabank previously had a sector perform for Waste Connections Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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The last downgrade for Waste Connections Inc happened on February 29, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from $170 to $181 for Waste Connections Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Waste Connections (WCN)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Waste Connections, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Waste Connections was filed on December 17, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 17, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Waste Connections (WCN) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waste Connections (WCN) rating was a maintained with a price target of $215.00 to $220.00. The current price Waste Connections (WCN) is trading at is $176.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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