WCN - Waste Connections, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$205.58
DETAILS
HIGH:
$218.00
LOW:
$180.00
MEDIAN:
$206.50
CONSENSUS:
$205.58
UPSIDE:
32.03%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Platform & Compounding FCF
85% confidence
Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF
Adjust Assumptions
9.1%
11.0%
3.0%
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (9% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
38%
Implied Market Multiple
42.2x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $205.58 from 33 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $100.39 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $205.58 (from 33 analysts). Our estimate is 73% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
- Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
- Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions