Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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$170,000 of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues related to solid waste-to-energy Issues related to PFAS and CERCLA Liability Issues related to recycling
Issues related to tax incentives for alternative energy (extension of alternative fuel tax credit) H.R. 2596/S. 1252, Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act of 2025
Issues related to conversion of diesel trucks to renewable natural gas vehicles and electric vehicles"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
WM Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WM stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
WM Insider Trading Activity
WM insiders have traded $WM stock on the open market 34 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 34 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
DEVINA A RANKIN (EVP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 68,533 shares for an estimated $16,128,536.
JAMES C JR FISH (Pres, Chief Executive Officer) sold 44,405 shares for an estimated $10,143,620
JOHN J MORRIS (EVP & Chief Operation Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 43,641 shares for an estimated $10,008,623.
RAFAEL CARRASCO (SVP of Enterprise Strategy) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 8,236 shares for an estimated $1,894,309.
TARA J. HEMMER (SVP & Chief Sustainability Off) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 8,363 shares for an estimated $1,874,936.
MICHAEL J. WATSON (Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 7,972 shares for an estimated $1,809,614.
JOHN A. CARROLL (VP & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,507 shares for an estimated $339,754.
JOHNSON VARKEY (SVP-Chief Information Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,002 shares for an estimated $223,285.
KIMBERLY G. STITH (SVP - Chief HR Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 249 shares for an estimated $55,702.
CHRISTOPHER P. DESANTIS (SVP Operations - East) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 245 shares for an estimated $54,639.
DONALD J SMITH (Sr. VP - Operations) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 234 shares for an estimated $52,158.
WM Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 963 institutional investors add shares of WM stock to their portfolio, and 907 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 1,899,552 shares (-99.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $434,655,488
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 1,239,996 shares (+30.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $287,071,473
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 813,297 shares (-96.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $188,286,388
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 786,812 shares (-16.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $182,154,846
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 709,557 shares (+26.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $164,269,541
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added 668,637 shares (+738.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $154,796,151
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 657,194 shares (+16999.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $152,146,982
WM Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WM in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/09/2025
Scotiabank issued a "Sector Outperform" rating on 06/27/2025
Melius Research issued a "Buy" rating on 06/09/2025
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 05/23/2025
Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 05/01/2025
HSBC issued a "Buy" rating on 04/25/2025
Raymond James issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/31/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for WM, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WM forecast page.
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WM recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $WM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $250.0.
Here are some recent targets:
Noah Kaye from Oppenheimer set a target price of $260.0 on 07/09/2025
Konark Gupta from Scotiabank set a target price of $265.0 on 06/27/2025
Kevin Chiang from CIBC set a target price of $250.0 on 06/26/2025
Sabahat Khan from RBC Capital set a target price of $229.0 on 06/26/2025
Devin Dodge from BMO Capital set a target price of $245.0 on 06/25/2025
Rob Wertheimer from Melius Research set a target price of $263.0 on 06/09/2025
Tami Zakaria from JP Morgan set a target price of $277.0 on 05/23/2025
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Lobbying Update: $170,000 of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. lobbying was just disclosed

Waste Management (WM) ended the recent trading session at $229.30, demonstrating a +1.46% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.14%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.27%.
The stock of garbage and recycling hauler has fallen by 4.44% in the past month, lagging the Business Services sector's loss of 4.21% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.97%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Waste Management in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on July 28, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1.89, signifying a 3.85% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $6.35 billion, up 17.52% from the year-ago period.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $7.58 per share and a revenue of $25.54 billion, indicating changes of +4.84% and +15.78%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Waste Management. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.05% decrease. At present, Waste Management boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Waste Management is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.83. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 28.07 of its industry.
Investors should also note that WM has a PEG ratio of 2.99 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Waste Removal Services industry held an average PEG ratio of 2.6.
The Waste Removal Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 180, positioning it in the bottom 28% of all 250+ industries.
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Waste Management (WM) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

Bill Gates is one of the wealthiest people in the world, with a net worth exceeding $100 billion. What makes that even more impressive is that he's donated more than $60 billion of his wealth to the Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Much of those donations have come straight from Gates' personal portfolio, which includes a significant stake in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the company he founded, as well as several important diversifying investments. Outside of Microsoft, Gates appears to be an investor focused on value, taking lessons from his longtime friend and former Gates Foundation donor and trustee, Warren Buffett.
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As a result, the Gates Foundation portfolio reflects the combination of Gates and Buffett's investment styles, including maintaining a highly concentrated portfolio of top investments. As such, nearly two-thirds of the foundation's trust fund is held in just three outstanding stocks.
1. Microsoft (31.1%)
Gates first donated Microsoft stock to the foundation upon its founding in 2000, and he's steadily added more shares over time. And while the foundation has often sold some of its shares to fund grants, it's managed to build a substantial stake in the tech company. As of the end of the first quarter, the trust held about 28.5 million shares. Those shares are worth more than $14 billion as of late June.
Microsoft stock has soared to an all-time high in recent weeks on the back of its strength in artificial intelligence (AI). After a $10 billion investment in OpenAI in early 2023, Microsoft's Azure became the leading cloud computing platform for developers looking to take advantage of leading-edge AI models. It's exhibited market-leading growth since then, including 33% growth in its most recent quarter. What's more, Microsoft management says the business remains supply constrained as demand remains high, so it's likely to maintain that growth rate for some time.
Microsoft has also benefited from integrating AI into its enterprise software business. Microsoft 365 commercial revenue has grown at a double-digit pace, bolstered by selling more seats at higher average prices.
Microsoft has developed specialized AI assistants, or Copilots, for applications, including GitHub and Dynamics 365, which help businesses get more out of the software. It also offers a Copilot Studio, which allows businesses to use their own data to create specialized AI assistants.
As a result, Microsoft has seen strong revenue growth and even better profit growth as its margins expand. And with Azure leading the company going forward, that should only continue, going forward.
Investors will have to pay a premium price for the stock right now, with its forward P/E of about 37. But with a massive cash cow of its enterprise software business supporting the rapid expansion and growth of its cloud computing business, it looks like it's worth the premium price.
2. Berkshire Hathaway (18.4%)
As mentioned, Warren Buffett has been a longtime donor to the Gates Foundation. In fact, his total investments since 2006 come to more than $43 billion. And when Buffett donates to non-profits, he donates Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). Buffett maintains control of the company by converting super-voting Class A shares to Class B shares before donating.
Buffett requires the Gates Foundation to pay grants equal to the amount he donates every year plus an additional 5% of the trust's assets. Nonetheless, Gates has managed to hold onto a significant number of Berkshire Hathaway shares. As of the end of the first quarter, the trust held 17.1 million shares. Those are worth about $8.3 billion.
Berkshire is a holding company that includes several owned and operated businesses. As a group, those businesses have been executing at a high level. That said, the biggest segment, insurance, struggled due to natural disasters like the California wildfires. Overall, that led to some disappointing first-quarter results.
The bulk of Berkshire's value stems from its publicly traded equity portfolio and cash. The total value of its liquid investments sits around $631.8 billion. Over half of that is in Treasury bills or cash as Buffett looks for something he can buy at a good value. That's an increasingly difficult task as Berkshire's size leaves only a handful of companies as viable options for Berkshire to take a stake in.
Shares of Berkshire have fallen since Buffett announced his retirement from the CEO position effective Jan. 1, 2026. It now trades at a price-to-book ratio of 1.6. That price is still historically expensive for Berkshire, though, and Buffett has neglected to buy back shares at that valuation over the last several quarters. That said, Berkshire may deserve to trade for a higher multiple, given that it's currently unleveraged (not utilizing the insurance float for investments) and sitting on a ton of cash.
3. Waste Management (16.2%)
Most of the other stocks held by the Gates Foundation trust reflect the value-investing ideas that made Warren Buffett so successful. Waste Management (NYSE: WM) may be the most emblematic of that.
Waste Management has been a staple of the portfolio since 2002. The long-term buy-and-hold position has steadily increased in value over the years with limited share sales. The trust held 32.2 million shares at the end of the first quarter. Those are worth about $7.3 billion as of this writing.
What makes Waste Management appealing is its tremendous competitive moat. It holds an unmatched portfolio of landfills, which is impossible to match due to the high bar required to receive a permit for new landfills. As such, many smaller waste haulers pay Waste Management to use its landfills. Waste Management also benefits from scale, which allows it to create denser pickup routes and get more out of its operations. As a result, the company sports strong profit margins.
With its excess cash, the company has been able to grow through acquisition. The most recent of which is Stericycle, which is now called WM Healthcare Solutions. At its most recent investor day, management predicted $50 million in cross-selling opportunities with Stericycle in addition to its $250 million in cost synergies.
Management also sees revenue growth accelerating to about 9% per year with expanding earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margins through 2027. That will support strong free cash flow growth, which management can use for additional tuck-in acquisitions, its growing dividend, or share repurchases. With an enterprise value of about 15 times the expected EBITDA over the next 12 months, the shares look fairly priced and could be a good opportunity for a dividend growth investor looking for companies with strong free cash flow growth potential.
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Billionaire Bill Gates Has 66% of His Foundation's $45 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Outstanding Stocks

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5. American Water Works: Yield 2.4%
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That should ensure a steady base rate growth, which should drive earnings higher. The water utility expects its earnings per share (EPS) to grow at a compound annual rate of 7% to 9% in the long term, and its dividend growth to be in line with EPS. So, with the stock offering a potential hike of at least 7% in dividends per share every year, it's a no-brainer dividend stock to buy now for anyone looking to secure a steady stream of extra income for years, even decades, to come.
6. Waste Management: Yield 1.5%
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The company has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years, growing it at a CAGR of 7.4% over the past three years. Waste Management's stock has delivered a monster performance in the past and could continue to generate big returns, given the company's acquisition and management's goal of paying out 40% to 50% of its free cash flow (FCF) in dividends.
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In the latest close session, Waste Management (WM) was down 2.37% at $228.58. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.25%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.31%.
Shares of the garbage and recycling hauler witnessed a loss of 1.63% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Business Services sector with its gain of 0.84%, and the S&P 500's gain of 5.05%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Waste Management in its forthcoming earnings report. In that report, analysts expect Waste Management to post earnings of $1.9 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 4.4%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $6.36 billion, up 17.8% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.58 per share and revenue of $25.56 billion, which would represent changes of +4.84% and +15.84%, respectively, from the prior year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Waste Management. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.12% higher within the past month. Waste Management presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Waste Management is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 30.89. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 27.39 of its industry.
Meanwhile, WM's PEG ratio is currently 3.1. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Waste Removal Services industry held an average PEG ratio of 3.18.
The Waste Removal Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 181, positioning it in the bottom 27% of all 250+ industries.
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Waste Management (WM) Stock Moves -2.37%: What You Should Know

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (Symbol: USMV) where we have detected an approximate $93.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease week over week (from 255,400,000 to 254,400,000). Among the largest underlying components of USMV, in trading today McKesson Corp (Symbol: MCK) is up about 0.3%, Republic Services Inc (Symbol: RSG) is down about 1.6%, and Waste Management, Inc. (Symbol: WM) is lower by about 1.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the USMV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of USMV, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, USMV's low point in its 52 week range is $83.55 per share, with $95.119 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $92.86. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
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Noteworthy ETF Outflows: USMV, MCK, RSG, WM

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.81 to 22,189.71. The total After hours volume is currently 173,627,396 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:
Snap Inc. (SNAP) is unchanged at $8.32, with 14,501,942 shares traded. SNAP's current last sale is 92.44% of the target price of $9.
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is -0.19 at $147.71, with 8,221,382 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 9 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Jul 2025. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.93. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NVDA is in the "buy range".
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) is unchanged at $35.21, with 6,346,209 shares traded. CMCSA's current last sale is 88.03% of the target price of $40.
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is -0.2 at $143.03, with 5,332,721 shares traded. PLTR's current last sale is 130.03% of the target price of $110.
Intel Corporation (INTC) is unchanged at $22.55, with 4,723,943 shares traded. INTC's current last sale is 107.38% of the target price of $21.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR) is unchanged at $37.01, with 4,679,937 shares traded. SPR's current last sale is 100.03% of the target price of $37.
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (AUR) is unchanged at $5.45, with 4,358,325 shares traded. AUR's current last sale is 45.42% of the target price of $12.
Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) is unchanged at $36.14, with 4,280,447 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded in today's regular session.
Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) is unchanged at $21.19, with 4,175,641 shares traded. KVUE's current last sale is 88.29% of the target price of $24.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) is +0.0195 at $4.52, with 4,051,989 shares traded. MPW's current last sale is 90.39% of the target price of $5.
General Motors Company (GM) is unchanged at $49.00, with 3,961,737 shares traded. GM's current last sale is 90.74% of the target price of $54.
Walmart Inc. (WMT) is unchanged at $98.00, with 3,905,395 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for WMT is in the "buy range".
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After Hours Most Active for Jun 24, 2025 : SNAP, NVDA, CMCSA, PLTR, INTC, SPR, AUR, RPRX, KVUE, MPW, GM, WMT

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Jason Moser: We're talking Apple, real estate, and the stocks we just bought. You're listening to Motley Fool Money. Welcome to Motley Fool Money, I'm Jason Moser. Joining me today it's Motley Fool analyst Matt Frankel. Matt, you got me feeling nostalgic here, man. It's nice to have the band back together.
Matt Frankel: It has been a long time, and not only are we back together, we're going to be talking about a speculator on to the show, so it's really nostalgic.
Jason Moser: Those were the days, huh? Matt, we want to kick it off today with Apple. It's the WWDC, the Worldwide Developers Conference. It's something that we look forward to every year, or at least most people do, I guess. It's the chance for Apple to get out there and announce everything they're doing, the things that we can look forward to. But, I'm not going to lie to you, this one this year, this seems rather underwhelming. There's not a lot going on Apple at its core right now is still very much a phone company. I think they're doing a good job in becoming more like a services company, for example. I think the services part of the business is really going to be what investors focus on here in the future. This conference thus far, it seems like the theme is you see this everywhere it's liquid glass. It's this design that they're going to essentially roll out that unite all of their hardware together, give you a more seamless and consistent experience, it seems like through all of their hardware interfaces. Now, I'm an iPhone guy, I do have an iPhone. Beyond that, I'm not an Apple guy. I don't have any other Apple devices. I don't have a problem with it I like having choices, Matt. But to me, this conference, so far, it seems to be a bit underwhelming, particularly on the AI side. AI has been the point of focus for so many companies over the course of the last couple of years here, really, and we're not getting a whole lot of information there either. But what are you taking away from this so far?
Matt Frankel: Well, the liquid glass thing, I think you might be a little more excited than you're leading on about that. But having said that, I'm not an Apple guy. I have my galaxy right here. One of the big teams when I was reading through the summaries of the WWDC, especially when you mentioned all their AI rollouts that they're doing. I was thinking to myself, it sounds like Apple's behind the curve, and pretty much every recap a review of the conference that I read confirms that. They said Apple is behind its peers when it comes to AI innovation. For example, they're rolling out a way to automatically separate spam texts through their AI technology. My phone's done that for two years. They're doing an automatic language translation of phone calls and texts, galaxies have been doing that. They are behind the curve on AI. I really hasn't been a focus. I almost feel like Apple, because they have such a loyal user base my wife's an iPhone user and wouldn't take a Galaxy phone if it was free. They have such a loyal user base that they got a little complacent when it came to the pace of AI innovation, I think, it would be fair to say. It's like nothing they're bringing their product up to speed, but they're behind the rest of the market, so it feels really underwhelming.
Jason Moser: I was just going to ask you I wonder why that complacency exists. Because I agree with you, I think that makes sense. They do feel like they're a little bit behind the curve there I'm wondering why that is. You said it, they have obviously very loyal user base. I think most people, once you used to using one of their devices or any technology, you stick with it for the most part. Maybe they took that a bit for granted. Or do you feel like there's a little bit of hype there in regard to AI? They don't necessarily feel like they need to be out there shouting from the mountain top that we're doing all of this with AI. I don't know. I know that they just haven't made that progress that people were expecting, but I wonder if they just feel like it's not perhaps necessary at this point, at least from the consumer perspective.
Matt Frankel: You make a really good point. Apple definitely has the deep pockets to compete on AI if they really wanted to so that's really the head scratcher here, I guess, you would say. I think it boils down to a cost benefit analysis in their mind. They don't need to be the leader in AI if they think some of the features aren't going to be widely used. I mentioned the thing that automatically translates your phone calls into a different language with a touch of a button. I've never used that. There are a lot of AI features on my phone, I have the new Galaxy S25, and no phone has more AI features than that I don't really use many of them that often. I love the spam text screener that comes in handy, but a lot of the AI features I have, especially when it comes to photography and things like that, I just don't use. Maybe they feel like investing and building those out is not as important of an expense as some of their peers feel it is.
Jason Moser: I think that makes sense there. It's a marathon, not a sprint. They're doing their job. They're working, they're building that stuff. Obviously, AI is a tremendous value add in so many different regards, they don't feel like it's a sprint there, and so they're just going to take their time and hopefully do it right. Like Tim Cook has always said, we're not trying to be first we're just trying to be best. I think that obviously time will tell where Apple goes next, but they certainly done a good job thus far, so I'm going to give him credit where credit's due, and hopefully investors will do the same. Well, next up, we're digging into Opendoors, reverse split, and the stocks we just bought.
That Opendoor was one of the most popular momentum stocks in 2020 and 2021. obviously, the investing landscape was far different for many reasons during that time frame. But now, you look at the company, it's essentially at penny stock prices, and the news is that they are planning a reverse split. As a reminder for listeners, tell us exactly what Opendoor does then let's also dig into exactly what went wrong.
Matt Frankel: Opendoor is what's called an iBuyer, and they're really one of two that are left. An iBuyer is a company that directly buys homes from sellers does a little bit of cosmetic repairs, things like that, and then directly sells them to to homebuyers. The goal is that the price obviously, the price that you buy the home for is significantly less than the price you end up selling it for. The idea is to do this on a wide scale and essentially turn homes into a commodity, not a commodity, but just something that is bought and sold like a retail item. Instead of the complex transaction that it is today. It's a great concept, and it actually worked really well in that 2020/21 period when money was free. The problem in today's environment, is that interest rates on mortgages are seven or 8% still, and the real estate market is very slow so Opendoor is buying homes, holding them on its balance sheet for several months and paying interest on the money that it's borrowing to buy them. It really just changed the economics of it. The real estate market is really slow remember, this was the company that was largely credited with starting the big SPAC boom. This was after COVID hit was the first big SPAC deal that was announced. It was a Chamath Palihapitiya SPAC. It shot up higher. It was buying homes left and right. It was really helping fuel the big real estate boom that we saw in that time. The real estate market, not only did it really turn when 2022 happened and rates rose and things like that. But the agonizingly slow real estate market has persisted for a lot longer than anyone really thought it would, especially Opendoor. We saw the big companies with I buying businesses like Zillow and Redfin get out of it, and Opendoor is still trying to make it work.
Jason Moser: Well, so that's a really good point there in regard to how sensitive a company like this is to interest rates. It just makes me think of last Friday, when we were talking about this stuff on Motley Fool Money and the jobs report that had come out. There's some thoughts out there, at least that the jobs data came out and the wage growth that comes with that, it's starting to shape up maybe we'll see some rate cuts this back half of this year. Do you feel like that's enough for a company like this to be able to get it back on path or the train left the station here?
Matt Frankel: Well, Opendoor can definitely make money with this model in a very active real estate environment. They showed that in 2021. The question is, this needs to be a sustainable business model, no matter what the real estate market's doing. You can't just count on real estate being at 2021 exuberant levels all the time. It needs to work when there's a slow real estate market. There needs to be a way to still make money, and they really haven't shown that. The general direction of interest rates is expected to be lower over say the next two years. That is clearly a positive catalyst for the housing market. It should help Opendoor at least make money on an adjusted basis. They're not going to be gap profitable anytime soon, but at least not heavy hemorrhaging money. But as far as the long term investment case, they really haven't proven it if anything, the slow real estate market has shown that they need a good real estate market to be profitable.
Jason Moser: It sounds like you're saying that for folks who are perhaps interested in a company like this, maybe it's better to take a pass.
Matt Frankel: To be perfectly clear, I've been rooting for Opendoor, and the other one is Offerpad that's still publicly traded. I've been rooting for these companies because let's face it, buying and selling a home is clunky at best. It's a highly emotional and frustrating process. The mortgage process is in desperate need of improvement. I can walk into an auto dealership and buy $100,000 car and get a loan in 10 minutes, but it takes me 30 days to get a mortgage for an appreciating asset, make that make sense to me. I've been rooting for a better way to do real estate I was really hoping that this was it. But it just maybe is too early or they haven't figured it out yet, but I don't want to say it's game over, but it's not really investable to me.
Jason Moser: I love the idea, but man, oh, man, it clearly clearly has some work to do. Well, Matt, let's wrap up today. We wanted to get back to our roots. We've had a lot of fun doing this before, and we like talking about the stocks that we most recently bought and why we enjoy asking listeners these questions as well. Hey, if you're a listener, you want to tell us the stock you bought last and why. Hit us up on Twitter at Motley Fool Money. Let us know. But, Matt, let's talk about this. We've got two stocks, and I'm going to go ahead and let you lead here. What is the stock you most recently purchased and why?
Matt Frankel: It's going to surprise people. It's not a financial stock. It's not a real estate stock. The last stock I bought is AMD, Advanced Micro Devices. A lot of people think of it as, like NVIDIA's distant second cousin. But it's a lot more than that. The company has done a great job of executing. They are the distant second when it comes to data center accelerators and things like that. There's a lot more to the business. There's the PC business where I don't know if you realize this, but AMD used to be the cheap alternative to Intel, when it came to buying a laptop or a PC. They've more than doubled their share of that market over the past 10 years. They're roughly a quarter of the market now. They were about 10%, 10 years ago. There's that, there's the embedded division, which has a lot of big opportunities, especially when it comes to autonomous vehicle chips. They make a lot of those. There's a lot to like about this business. The valuation is right. It's a lot cheaper than NVIDIA and has a lot of similar opportunities it's just it really appealed to me from someone who wanted AI exposure, but is also a value investor at heart, and that's really why I added it to my portfolio.
Jason Moser: I love that. I tell you, their CEO, Lisa Su. She is tremendous. It's exact same word. It's just her track record with this business. I think she's grown the company since she took over as CEO. I was like, back in, I don't know, 2003 or something like that, but she's grown the company, the market capitalization better than 80 times over. She's just done an amazing job I think to your point there, she's done a really good job of seeing where things were going and understanding the opportunity in the AI space, and is really positioned, I think this company. It's not all NVIDIA. NVIDIA is great. We all love it. But I think AMD often gets overlooked because of all the attention we give to NVIDIA.
Matt Frankel: Still gaining share in that PC market. You remember when AMD was considered, like the poor man's Intel today, AMD shockingly has a market cap more than double that of Intel. Under Su's leadership, it's been really remarkable, and I'm excited to see the next few chapters of this company.
Jason Moser: Well, absolutely. Hats off to her and hats off to you. That sounds like a wise purchase. You know what? Matt, trash is everywhere, and it's not going away. My most recent purchase, and I did this in my retirement portfolio, and primarily focused on growing my dividend exposure, but I bought Waste Management it's a position that I intend to grow over time. When I thought about actually doing this, it took me back to that old David Gardner axiom winners keep on winning. You look at this company over really any stretch of time, and it's just been a terrific winner. The stock has performed well. It just continues to outperform the market. It's the market leader in its space again, whether it's recycling or trash, this is a company that is just doing something that we all absolutely need. I got an email the other day from our trash collector here in Fairfax Station, Virginia. They said, Hey by the way the county passed on this 13.5% increase to whatever, so we're going to have to increase your bill. You know what? I deleted the email, I didn't even think twice about it. You you think I'm going to actually do anything about it? I'm like, OK, yep sure.
Matt Frankel: Are you going to cancel your trash service?
Jason Moser: No, I'm not going to I have a feeling that most people are going to behave the same way. I love their commitment to the dividend. I like the fact, too, that the sharing purchases actually bring the share account down. But this is one of those companies where I hope to own indefinitely and add to this position as I continue to have the opportunity to do so AMD and Waste Management, a couple of ideas, hopefully that listeners maybe can dig a little bit deeper into.
Matt Frankel: I will say Waste Management is one stock I can think of that is in no way disruptible by AI. Everyone's going to produce trash, no matter how automated our lives become.
Jason Moser: I tend to agree. Well, Matt will leave it there. Hey, listen, Matt Frankel, thanks again so much for being here.
Matt Frankel: It's been a blast from the past, and I hope we get through it again soon.
Jason Moser: As always, people on the program may have interest in the stocks they talk about or the Motley Fool may have formal recommendations for or against, so don't buy or sell stocks based solely on what you hear. All personal finance content follows Motley Fool editorial standards and are not approved by advertisers. Advertisements or sponsored content are provided for informational purposes only. To see our full Advertising disclosure, please check out our show notes. I'm Jason Moser. Thanks for listening. We'll see you tomorrow.
Jason Moser has positions in Waste Management. Matt Frankel has positions in Advanced Micro Devices and Redfin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, and Zillow Group. The Motley Fool recommends Redfin and Waste Management and recommends the following options: short August 2025 $24 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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