Why Waste Management Will Outperform in 2013 (WM)

Why Waste Management Will Outperform in 2013

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, trash hauler Waste Management (NYSE: WM ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Waste Management and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Waste Management facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Houston (1987)
Market Cap	$16.4 billion
Industry	Environmental and facilities services
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$13.6 billion
Management	CEO David Steiner (since 2004) CFO Steven Preston (since 2011)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)	15.4%
Cash/Debt	$398.0 million / $10.0 billion
Dividend Yield	4%
Competitors	Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ: CWST ) Republic Services (NYSE: RSG ) Safety-Kleen

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 2,699 members who have rated Waste Management believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those bulls, Kenosh, succinctly summed up the Waste Management bull case for our community:

As the economy improves, so will the recycling markets and energy prices, two areas that [Waste Management] excels at and many do not see it. Now they are partnering with [waste-to-energy] companies. Charge to bury non-recylables on a per ton basis and then sell the same ton to turn it into energy? Sounds like a plan to me.

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