A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Waste Management, Inc.’s current trading price is -2.27% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 40.05%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $149.71 and $214.54. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Industrials reached around 0.7 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 1.72 million over the last three months.
The market performance of Waste Management, Inc. has been somewhat stable. Over the past year, the company’s stock achieved a high of $214.54 on 03/28/24, with the lowest value for the same timeframe being $149.71, recorded on 10/03/23.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has experienced a quarterly rise of 13.27% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 84.20B and boasts a workforce of 48000 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 194.50, with a change in price of +37.59. Similarly, Waste Management, Inc. recorded 1,624,174 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +21.98%.
How WM’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for WM stands at 2.27. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.23.
WM Stock Stochastic Average
The raw stochastic average for Waste Management, Inc. over the last 50 days is presently at 67.91%. This reflects a surge from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 41.40%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 48.12% and 42.15%, respectively.
WM Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance this year has been a mixed bag, which means people have different opinions about whether it’s been good or bad. Some may see it as optimistic, while others may view it as pessimistic. The index has shown a price gain of 17.07% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a weaker performance of 35.59%. The price of WM leaped by -0.99% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have improved 2.24%.
