Atb Cap Markets Issues Negative Estimate for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for GFL Environmental in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. GFL Environmental had a positive return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 7.54%. The company had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on GFL. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Raymond James increased their price objective on GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Scotiabank upped their price target on GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, GFL Environmental currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.80.

GFL Environmental Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GFL opened at $44.18 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.85. The stock has a market cap of $17.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -33.22 and a beta of 1.17. GFL Environmental has a twelve month low of $30.57 and a twelve month high of $48.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GFL Environmental

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GFL. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of GFL Environmental during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Andra AP fonden acquired a new position in shares of GFL Environmental in the second quarter worth $90,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 3.2% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 21,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 664 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 56.4% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $809,000 after acquiring an additional 7,491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of GFL Environmental by 21.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 126,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,932,000 after acquiring an additional 22,481 shares during the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

GFL Environmental Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be given a $0.014 dividend. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 13th. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio is currently -3.76%.

GFL Environmental Company Profile

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.