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    What Casella Waste Systems (CWST)'s Addition to the S&P 1000 Means For Shareholders

    Simply Wall St·12/22/2025 21:13:07
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    • Earlier this week, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CWST) was added to the S&P 1000 index, expanding its presence among small- and mid-cap U.S. equities.
    • This index inclusion can increase Casella’s visibility with institutional investors and passive funds, potentially influencing trading liquidity and investor attention over time.
    • We’ll now explore how Casella’s addition to the S&P 1000, and the increased index-linked demand it may bring, affects its investment narrative.

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    Casella Waste Systems Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Casella Waste Systems, you need to believe in a steadily growing, increasingly integrated Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic waste platform that can translate volume and pricing gains into healthier margins over time. The S&P 1000 inclusion primarily improves visibility and liquidity, but it does not materially change the near term story, where the key catalyst is unlocking Mid‑Atlantic efficiencies and the biggest risk remains ongoing margin pressure from acquisition integration and higher labor and capital costs.

    The most relevant recent development alongside the index news is Casella’s updated 2025 guidance, which now targets US$1.830 billion to US$1.840 billion in revenue and US$8 million to US$18 million in net income. This guidance frames how investors think about the benefit of added index demand against persistent pressure on earnings, capital intensity and the timing of cost synergies in newly acquired markets.

    Yet behind the index inclusion, investors should be aware of how rising capital intensity and integration costs could...

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    Casella Waste Systems' narrative projects $2.3 billion revenue and $94.9 million earnings by 2028.

    Uncover how Casella Waste Systems' forecasts yield a $112.70 fair value, a 14% upside to its current price.

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    The single fair value estimate from the Simply Wall St Community sits at US$112.70, showing how one private investor is framing Casella’s potential. You should weigh that view against current concerns about capital intensity and integration risks that could influence how quickly any operational improvements feed through to earnings.

    Explore another fair value estimate on Casella Waste Systems - why the stock might be worth as much as 14% more than the current price!

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