J. W. Burns & Company lowered its position in shares of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,717 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,400 shares during the period. J. W. Burns & Company’s holdings in Waste Connections were worth $773,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Separately, Beacon Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Waste Connections during the fourth quarter worth $0.

Shares of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) traded up 2.00% on Friday, hitting $59.07. 2,713,550 shares of the stock were exchanged. The stock’s market cap is $7.23 billion. The company’s 50 day moving average is $55.10 and its 200-day moving average is $51.59. Waste Connections, Inc. has a 52-week low of $42.98 and a 52-week high of $59.85.

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 26th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The firm earned $547.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $548.22 million. Analysts predict that Waste Connections, Inc. will post $2.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Waste Connections from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Waste Connections from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Raymond James upgraded shares of Waste Connections from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Waste Connections from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $63.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Waste Connections in a report on Thursday, December 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $61.00 price objective for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.44.

In other Waste Connections news, VP Matthew Stephen Black sold 2,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.31, for a total transaction of $127,213.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 14,724 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $814,384.44. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Worthing Jackman sold 19,375 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.98, for a total transaction of $1,065,237.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 107,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,928,768.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated municipal solid waste (NYSE:WCN) services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services. It provides non-hazardous exploration and production (E&P), waste treatment, recovery and disposal services. The Company operates in four segments: Western, Central, Eastern and E&P. The Company’s Western segment consists of locations in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and western Wyoming. The Company’s Central segment consists of locations in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and eastern Wyoming. The Company’s Eastern segment consists of locations in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Company’s E&P segment consists of its E&P operations in Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and Gulf of Mexico.

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