Analyst ratings
Across 28 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $257.56.
NYSE: WM · Waste Management
Over the past week, Waste Management (WM) drew about 223 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 29% bullish but is far apart: X runs 53% bullish while News sits at just 16%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 28 analysts rating WM a buy.
There is steady buzz around WM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 68% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 16% to X at 53%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 28 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $257.56.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 39 points above the crowd average of 29%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 53% bullish while News sits at 16%, a 37-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Waste Management (WM) buzz held moderate around 40.4 while the price drifted down 2.2% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.2M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, WM gained 3.4%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 46.3 and was relatively stable, swinging between 39.1 and 57.6. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (19 / 9 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 29% |
| Avg price target | $257.56 |
| Most bullish source | X, 53% |
| Most bearish source | News, 16% |
| Sentiment spread | 37 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 223 |
| Market cap | $83.98B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 29.8 · 22.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.06 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $25.67B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Waste Management |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Waste Management (WM) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 29% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 223 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Waste Management (WM) is moderately active with 145 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 23 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 19% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Waste Management (WM), averaging 29% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 53% bullish and News at 16%, a 37-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 28 analysts rate WM a buy.
Of the 28 analysts covering Waste Management (WM), 19 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $257.56. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 29% bullish.
Waste Management (WM)'s cross-source average is bearish at 29% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 19% bullish, X reads 53% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 16% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Waste Management (WM) at 29% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 16% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X and News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 145 mentions (65% of total volume). X contributes 59 mentions and News contributes 19 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 29% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WM's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 29% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The WM sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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