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Waste Connections, Inc.

Industrials Updated August 11, 2026
$166.80
52W $146.89 – $191.00
63/100
$42.05B
40.3
0.48
AI Committee Verdict
Insufficient Data
63/100
Conviction: Low Data · 67% agreement · 3 analysts
Low Data

Is WCN Bullish or Bearish?

Mixed. Innellis AI committee rates Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Insufficient Data with a composite score of 63/100 , based on 3 analysts with 67% agreement. Last updated August 11, 2026.

What Would Change This View

No threshold can be published for WCN. The committee has not produced a scored recommendation, so there is no line for it to cross. Innellis does not infer one.

Executive Summary

Some positive signals exist — vix regime is low -- calm backdrop supports risk-taking — but they are not yet strong enough to justify a Buy. The committee is monitoring for confirmation.

Bull & Bear Case

Bull Case
  • VIX regime is low -- calm backdrop supports risk-taking — Macro
  • Market regime is bullish (Bull market -- normal position sizing) — Macro
  • News sentiment is positive (+0.20 across 5 articles, 14d) — News
Bear Case
  • MACD histogram negative -- bearish momentum — Technical
Both cases are generated from quantitative data signals, not qualitative or forward-looking judgement. They summarise what the numbers say today.
Price History (6M)

AI Investment Committee

Committee Consensus As of August 11, 2026
Overall Committee Score
63/100
Agreement
67%
Analysts
3
Conviction
Low Data
Sector Rank
Top 29%
of 223 Industrials peers
Technical Analyst neutral
48 / 100 · High confidence
Mixed or range-bound price action
− MACD histogram negative -- bearish momentum
Macro Analyst bullish
78 / 100 · Moderate confidence
Macro backdrop is supportive of risk assets generally, and this name's beta works in its favor
+ VIX regime is low -- calm backdrop supports risk-taking
News Analyst bullish
64 / 100 · Low confidence
News flow and recent filings/analyst actions are net positive
+ News sentiment is positive (+0.20 across 5 articles, 14d)
Portfolio Manager neutral
55 / 100 · Moderate confidence
Portfolio-level factors are mixed -- worth a deliberate sizing decision, not a default-size position
+ Portfolio position concentration is currently healthy
− 2 existing position pair(s) are highly correlated already
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Technical Analysis

RSI (14)
47.2
Neutral
MACD Histogram
-0.628
Bearish Momentum
Trend Direction
Sideways
Weekly: Downtrend
Market Structure
Mixed
Support
$163.32
Resistance
$170.36
Bollinger %B
0.33
Inside Bands
Price vs Moving Averages
EMA 9
$166.97 Below
EMA 21
$167.36 Below
EMA 50
$165.43 Above
EMA 200
$167.11 Below

Fundamental Analysis

Valuation
47
Profitability
55
Financial Health
32
Cash Flow
70
Valuation
P/E Ratio 40.3×
P/B Ratio 5.38×
PEG Ratio 0.60
Dividend Yield 0.84%
52W High $191.00
52W Low $146.89
Quality & Growth
ROE 1312.9%
ROA 509.0%
Gross Margin 3922.2%
Operating Margin 1708.6%
Revenue Growth YoY
Debt / Equity 1.21
AI Fundamental Assessment
[reduced confidence: limited earnings history] P/E ratio of 40.3 (rich relative to a 15-40x range); Price-to-book of 5.4x; PEG ratio of 0.6 (under 1.0 suggests growth is undervalued relative to price); Return on equity of 13.1%; Return on assets of 5.1%; Net margin of 10.9%; Gross margin of 39.2%; Current ratio of 0.67 (tight short-term liquidity); Debt-to-equity of 1.21; Free cash flow per share is positive (7.11); Earnings-history trend unavailable; growth based on TTM year-over-year only.
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