National Bank Financial Weighs in on GFL Q1 Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for GFL Environmental in a report released on Monday, March 10th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Merer expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Monday, February 24th. National Bankshares reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of GFL Environmental in a research report on Monday, January 27th. They set a “buy” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of GFL Environmental from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.78.

GFL Environmental Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE GFL opened at $46.06 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.45. The stock has a market cap of $18.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -34.63 and a beta of 1.16. GFL Environmental has a 12-month low of $30.57 and a 12-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.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.98 billion. GFL Environmental had a negative net margin of 7.54% and a positive return on equity of 3.50%.

GFL Environmental Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th were paid a dividend of $0.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.12%. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio is currently -3.23%.

Institutional Trading of GFL Environmental

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in GFL Environmental by 241.7% in the fourth quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 119,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,344,000 after purchasing an additional 84,851 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 74.2% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 231,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,302,000 after acquiring an additional 98,539 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 18,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $846,000 after acquiring an additional 3,295 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 151.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 444,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,806,000 after acquiring an additional 267,932 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 28,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 8,580 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.70% of the company’s stock.

About GFL Environmental

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.