WCNWaste Connections, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−7% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −7% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 11% since the previous count, up from 0.9% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How WCN is trading
Waste Connections, Inc. is −12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 30 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $3.3M more stock than they sold.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −6.5%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 40
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 14%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $152.85
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −4.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −12%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +21%
- vs 50-day average$161.65
- −5.5%
- 52-week high
- $177.77
- 52-week low
- $149.02
- Annualised volatility
- 20%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- $3.3M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −12% |
| 2025 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | +16% |
| 2023 | +13% |
| 2022 | −2.0% |
| 2021 | +34% |
| 2020 | +14% |
| 2019 | +23% |
| 2018 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | +36% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Mar | 10 | 8 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 8 of 10 | +2.7% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.73% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +2.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.2% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.5% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.98% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.78% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.