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Waste Connections Inc has a consensus price target of $195.25 based on the ratings of 33 analysts. The high is $220 issued by Morgan Stanley on December 17, 2025. The low is $146 issued by Oppenheimer on December 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Wolfe Research, and RBC Capital on April 10, 2026, March 13, 2026, and February 17, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $201.33 between JP Morgan, Wolfe Research, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 24.60% upside for Waste Connections Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was reported by JP Morgan on April 10, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $195.00 expecting WCN to rise to within 12 months (a possible 20.68% upside). 40 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) was provided by JP Morgan, and Waste Connections maintained their overweight rating.
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.
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.
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 April 10, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 10, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waste Connections (WCN) rating was a maintained with a price target of $187.00 to $195.00. The current price Waste Connections (WCN) is trading at is $161.59, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.