John J. Morris, President and Chief Operating Officer of Waste Management (WM), reported a sale of 690 shares of company stock on January 30, 2026, at a price of $219.485 per share, generating proceeds of approximately $151,444.
According to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, those sales followed a series of related equity movements on January 29, 2026. On that date Morris acquired 16,481 shares at $226.41 apiece, totaling $3,731,463. The filing states those shares were obtained through the settlement of a performance share award granted under Waste Management’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Also on January 29 he disposed of 5,839 shares at the same $226.41 price, producing proceeds of $1,322,007.
Following the January transactions, Morris directly holds 106,635 shares of Waste Management common stock. He also has an indirect holding of 2,439.3761 shares through a 401(k) plan, as reported in the filing.
The disclosure notes that the January 30 sale was executed to cover a personal federal income tax obligation and was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.
Market context provided by InvestingPro indicates Waste Management shares are trading near their Fair Value. At the time of the filing, WM was trading at $222.03 and the company’s price-to-earnings ratio stood at 33.12. InvestingPro data also records a dividend track record of 28 consecutive years with a current yield of 1.48% and assigns the company an overall financial health rating of "GOOD."
Additional market metrics cited in the filing show Waste Management typically exhibits relatively low price volatility, with a beta of 0.59. Analysts’ price targets for the stock span a range from $200 to $285 per share.
The equity moves come amid recent quarterly results: Waste Management reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings per share of $1.93, slightly below the consensus forecast of $1.95. Revenue for the quarter was $6.31 billion, missing the anticipated $6.39 billion. The company’s quarterly results and the insider transactions are being followed by investors and analysts as they assess operational and financial trends.
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Clear summary
Waste Management COO John J. Morris sold 690 shares on January 30, 2026 for about $151,444 to meet a federal tax obligation under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, after receiving 16,481 shares and selling 5,839 shares on January 29 related to a performance share award. WM shares trade near InvestingPro’s Fair Value estimate, and the company recently reported a modest miss in fourth-quarter 2025 EPS and revenue.