Waste Connections, Inc (WCN)
RedUtilities · As of 17 July 2026
Price chart — 52 weeks
OakBag’s model puts the fair value of Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) at about $99.97, against a recent price of $171.91 — a margin of safety of -72%. On that basis the traffic light is set so it looks expensive or risky. The estimate blends up to 2 independent valuation methods and is benchmarked against other Utilities names. It is a model estimate for research, not a price target or a recommendation.
Fair value vs. price
- Current price
- $171.91
- Estimated fair value
- $99.97
- Margin of safety
- -72%
How the fair value is built
Why not green?
- It looks cheap largely because of its high quality. Stripping the quality premium out, the margin of safety is only -91% — below the buy bar (quality is already rewarded in the score).
Knock-out safety checks passed
- Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
- Negative equity
- Excessive leverage
- Illiquid
- Penny / micro-cap
- Stale fundamentals
- Piotroski F-score
- 7 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 5.06
- Beneish M-score
- -2.73
Quality & factor profile
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Frequently asked questions
Is Waste Connections (WCN) undervalued?
On OakBag’s model, Waste Connections, Inc looks expensive or risky: the estimated fair value is $99.97 versus a recent price of $171.91, a margin of safety of -72%. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
What is WCN’s fair value estimate?
OakBag estimates Waste Connections, Inc’s fair value at about $99.97, blending up to 2 methods — peer P/E, price-to-book, peer EV/EBITDA, a machine-learning valuation and a cash-flow DCF — clipped to a sensible band and taken at the median.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. Here it is -72%. A positive number means the model sees the stock as cheap; OakBag only turns a stock green above +15%.
Does a green verdict mean I should buy WCN?
No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.
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