Waste Management, Inc. logo WM - Waste Management, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 19
HOLD 16
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $258.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $264.00
LOW: $250.00
MEDIAN: $260.00
CONSENSUS: $258.50
UPSIDE: 18.63%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 31.3% above fair value
Current Price $217.90
Bear Case $132.74 39.1% downside ($132.74 - $217.90) / $217.90 = -39.1% $7.44 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $165.91 23.9% downside ($165.91 - $217.90) / $217.90 = -23.9% $7.44 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $199.10 8.6% downside ($199.10 - $217.90) / $217.90 = -8.6% $7.44 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
7.44$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 29.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $258.50 from 35 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $165.91 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $1053.91 (above our primary estimate by 735%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $258.50 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 51% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples