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Waste Connections (WCN.TO)

217.03

-0.51 (0.23%)

as of Jun 19, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 9/11. Up 4.71%.) Likes the attributes of this business. Big free cash flow generator.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick July 22/11. Down 9.18%.)

TOP PICK

Stock is undervalued. Thinks lately the stock has been overwhelmed by some of the problems they have had in the north east US. Investors have not been looking at their more steady Canadian operations. Also, materials that they resell have had lower prices. Have always been very smart on their acquisitions and strategic on getting acquisitions close to their existing operations. Expecting the ROE to increase over the next few years. $26 is very doable.

DON'T BUY

Fundamentally it does not look good. There was some fairly good support at $19. Beginning of June it dropped below $18 but is now back up to about the $19 level but it is not strong. Low volume.

COMMENT

A great business. He had recommended a Sell recently because, even though garbage is one of the more recession resistant businesses, they have been having problems in the Northeast, where some of the municipalities are strapped for cash and are not able to give any increases in fees. Also, builders waste has been a big part of their operation and housing has not been great.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Jul 22/11, Down 13.77%) View was that there was going to be consolidation. Instead margin shave come under pressure. Due to slow recovery in US there has not been growth in US.

BUY

Has made a lot of acquisitions, but tended to be strategic. In the not too distant past he had it as a Top Pick. It has been an extremely well managed company. They have had a lot of competition in the North East US. Over the next year or two we should see their earnings back up. It is at a reasonable multiple. Thinks it has real underlying value. In the last quarter they were hit by higher fuel prices and lower prices for recycling products.

HOLD

Very well-managed company. Just missed on their earnings today but that was on weakness in the northeast sector of their markets. Have been making very good strategic acquisitions. Expecting an improvement in their profitability over the next few years.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Apr 8/11. Down 11.12%.) Had an unexpected change in their CEO. As the market gets to know him, they will like him which will be positive.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Mar 22/11, Down 4.02%) Not concerned about the decline and is keen on it still. Industry was consolidating.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Mar 24/11, Down 6.31%) Likes the fundamentals and thought it was fairly non-cyclical. But they have experienced a fair amount of price competition in their US northeast division. He made some profit.

DON'T BUY

Very complex accounting and unless you have a strong accounting background and are in the kind of accounting you need for an environmental site, he would stay away.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick April 8/11. Down 10.14%.)

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick April 8/11. Down 10.14%.)

DON'T BUY

Charts aren’t telling us much. It had a little bit of a bottom last August and another test in December and is now into a bit of an upward trend. It's close to meeting its upward resistance. There are probably better opportunities elsewhere.

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