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Waste Connections (WCN) stock, explained like you're 5
Waste Connections trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WCN. It is a large cap company in the environmental services industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 39 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- WCN
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 39 billion dollars
Is Waste Connections a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Waste Connections is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 39 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Waste Connections makes money
- Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses.
- Rates approved by regulators.
- Growing clean energy projects.
What moves WCN stock
- Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt.
- Decisions by regulators on prices.
- Weather and demand for power.
In the news lately
- Waste Connections (WCN) Could Be 15% Undervalued As Bernstein Backs The Shares (Simply Wall Street)
- Why is Waste Connections stock surging today? (Investing.com)
- Waste Connections (WCN) Moves 5.5% Higher: Will This Strength Last? (Yahoo Finance)
- (WCN) Investment Performance Report (WCN:CA) (Stock Traders Daily)
- Waste Connections Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market (MarketWatch)
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Questions about Waste Connections stock
What does Waste Connections do?
Waste Connections trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WCN. It is a large cap company in the environmental services industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 39 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Waste Connections?
Waste Connections trades under the ticker WCN on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Waste Connections's market cap?
Waste Connections is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 39 billion dollars.
How does Waste Connections make money?
Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses. Rates approved by regulators. Growing clean energy projects.
What moves WCN stock?
Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt. Decisions by regulators on prices. Weather and demand for power.
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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.