ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waste Management are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Waste Management. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 58, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 58% of alternative investment opportunities. But all other ranks are below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a rank of 26, which means that the share price of Waste Management is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 17, meaning that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 17% of competitors in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 49 which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 51% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more