Is Waste Management Stock a Buy?

You put your trash out on the curb every week and it just goes away -- 20 million families and businesses in the United States can thank Waste Management (NYSE: WM) for that. Now ask yourself what you would do if that didn't happen?

It would very likely be a time-consuming nightmare for you to dispose of your own rubbish, which is why this trash hauler's business is so robust through all parts of the economic cycle. It's the kind of boring company that investors should love to own, right?

Maybe, maybe not. Here's a quick look at Waste Management's business and the attractiveness of its stock today.

Source Fool.com