Opinions
Cameron Hurst
Waste Management
WM-N
WEAK BUY
Feb 08, 2018
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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A treasure in a challenging market environment. A light industrial, since there isn't much cyclicality. Good line of sight to high single-digit organic growth rate. Tuck-in acquisitions. Vertically integrated. Good recycling business, with an emerging renewable nat gas division. A happy shareholder.
Premium contentWaste Management is north america's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. we partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. we are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. waste management tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. headquartered in houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects. Social media mentions are up 1400% in the past 24h.
Likes the environmental space so much they launched Canada's first Global Biodiversity Fund, comprised of about 40 stocks. These stocks are focused on halting and reversing nature loss and restoring ecosystems. Companies like WSP, WM, and CLH will benefit from massive tailwinds driven by conservation targets.
It has had a great run. The valuation is not rally that stretched. He would like to see more growth. It is a consistent story with good cash flow. It is not a bad place to be but he is not involved. You need to see what happens in the next 2-6 weeks. Be cautious with new positions.