Waste Management (WM) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

While management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it's worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise. Revenues are expected to be $5.41 billion, up 5.7% from the year-ago quarter. Investors should keep in mind that an aggregate change may not always reflect the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts. The Zacks Earnings ESP c ...