Republic Services: This Stock Is Anything But Garbage

2026-02-18 08:00:00 ET

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I initially covered Republic Services ( RSG ) a little more than a year ago and rated the stock a HOLD. At that time, the stock was trading for about $221 per share and appeared to be trading for a big premium. Following my first write-up about RSG, the stock continued climbing, despite my valuation model indicating it was already trading for a premium price. The stock peaked at almost $260 in early-June 2025; however, by mid-November the stock had dwindled lower, declining by more than 20% to a tick above $200. This occurred following the company's weak Q3 earnings call, where lower volumes drove down the share price. So essentially, there's been a lot of price movement over the past year, but overall the stock has seen minimal change, while the S&P 500, measured by ( SPY ), has returned more than 7x that of RSG....

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