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WCN.TO gets 19 FY EPS upgrades after Q1 beat but stock drops 9.5% in two weeks
- Waste Connections (WCN.TO) posted 19 FY EPS upgrades versus 3 cuts in 7 days after a Q1 beat, with management confirming ~C$100M in annualised acquisition revenue by Q3 and C$624.9M in share buybacks.
- Despite the upgrade cluster, the stock has fallen from C$231.4 on April 23 to C$209.4 on May 6 — a 9.5% decline — sitting 24.1% below its 52-week high of C$276.1.
- FY EPS consensus is C$5.51 (6.9% YoY growth, 25 analysts); 23 of 27 current ratings are Buy or Strong Buy, with zero Sells.
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eps_revisions (2026-05-07): WCN.TO period 0y — up_last_7d=19, down_last_7d=3; period 0q — up_last_7d=10, down_last_7d=7. earnings_estimate: 0y avg=5.507, year_ago=5.15, growth=6.9%, n=25. recommendations (0m): strong_buy=6, buy=17, hold=4, sell=0. daily_prices: close Apr 23=C$231.4, close May 6=C$209.4 (-9.5%); 52w high=C$276.1. Fresh trigger: Simply Wall St. Q1 beat + acquisitions article published 2026-05-04; revision snapshot confirmed today.