-- RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday maintained its outperform rating on the shares of Waste Connections (WCN.TO, WCN) and its US$210 price target following the waste-management company's first-quarter results.
Waste Connections' first-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $769.5 million and adjusted earnings per share beat RBC's estimates, while its revenue of $2.37 billion was in line with RBC's forecast.
RBC believes there is upside to the company's 2026 guidance from M&A, an improvement in the macro backdrop, and more supportive commodity pricing.
"Q1 results continued to reflect similar trends we have been observing in recent quarters, namely softer volumes and commodity prices being offset by underlying margin expansion," RBC said.
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