BMO Capital analyst Jeffrey Silber maintained a Buy rating on Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) today and set a price target of $79. The company’s shares opened today at $73.92, close to its 52-week high of $73.97.
According to TipRanks.com, Silber is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 22.8% and a 79.4% success rate. Silber covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Adtalem Global Education Inc, AMN Healthcare Services Inc, and American Public Education.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Republic Services with a $76.50 average price target, representing a 3.5% upside. In a report issued on August 8, Raymond James also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $74 price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $73.97 and a one-year low of $60.26. Currently, Republic Services has an average volume of 1.39M.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 43 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Most recently, in June 2018, Jeffrey A. Hughes, the EVP Chief Administrative Offic of RSG sold 16,200 shares for a total of $1,101,600.
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Republic Services, Inc. engages in the provision of services in the domestic non-hazardous solid waste industry. It provides integrated waste management services, which offers non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, disposal and energy services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.
