CASELLA WASTE SYS INC CWST
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 147448104 · ISIN US1474481041
American waste management company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryRefuse Systems
- HeadquartersRutland, VT
- Founded1975
- Websitecasella.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $82.64. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.6m notional), 2 hold puts ($8.3k).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 278 |
| Q4 2022 | 271 |
| Q1 2023 | 267 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 99 | 139 |
| Q1 2023 | 123 | 117 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.2m | $7.0m | 5.84 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.0m | $15.9k | 0.00 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.6m | $8.3k | 0.01 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +801.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +664.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +498.3k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +422.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Added | +316.9k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Added | +291.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +159.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +136.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Added | +104.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +88.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -705.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -631.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -164.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -162.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -135.6k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC | Sold out | -115.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -110.6k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -106.2k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP | Sold out | -70.6k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -54.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.2m14.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $264.0k3.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $198.4k2.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.3k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-01-08 | 14.3% |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 13G · institution filed 2025-01-10 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WASATCH ADVISORS LP (4.9%, 2026-10-09), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.7m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 8 | $14.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-15 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $264.5k3.2k shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT & CFO | Sold | $132.4k1.6k shares |
| 2023-03-15 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold | $75.3k916 shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold | $34.9k424 shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $20.0k243 shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold | $14.8k180 shares |
| 2023-03-15 | Drohan Kevin VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $4.6k56 shares |
| 2023-02-23 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $2.6m34.0k shares |
| 2023-02-23 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT & CFO | Sold | $1.2m16.1k shares |
| 2023-02-23 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold | $65.7k869 shares |
| 2023-02-23 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold | $37.4k494 shares |
| 2023-02-23 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $37.4k494 shares |
| 2023-01-17 | Ligon Paul SR VP & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | Sold | $106.4k1.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $400.0m | Added +74.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $270.3m | Reduced -44.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.23% of their portfolio | 3.1m $252.7m | Added +29.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 2.9m $242.8m | Added +498.3k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 2.8m $227.8m | Reduced -13.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $206.2m | Added +88.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $138.8m | Reduced -164.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $132.7m | Added +801.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.6m $131.4m | Reduced -705.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $120.7m | Reduced -631.8k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.5m $120.3m | Reduced -28.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.9m | Reduced -49.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $104.7m | Added +664.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.0m | Reduced -29.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $87.6m | Added +36.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.0m | Reduced -110.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 978.3k $80.9m | Added +44.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.13% of their portfolio | 921.8k $76.2m | Added +7.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.8k $73.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 805.3k $66.6m | Added +31.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 663.1k $54.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 647.4k $53.5m | Added +19.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 585.8k $48.4m | Reduced -54.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 565.1k $46.7m | Added +25.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 561.5k $46.4m | Added +136.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 461.5k $38.2m | Added +4.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 448.4k $37.1m | Added +52.0k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.43% of their portfolio | 438.6k $36.3m | Added +291.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.2k $35.9m | Added +4.2k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 422.5k $34.9m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 413.4k $34.2m | Added +14.6k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 378.7k $31.3m | Added +159.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 374.4k $31.0m | Added +316.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.5k $30.9m | Added +28.5k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 367.6k $30.4m | Reduced -3.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 326.1k $27.0m | Added +12.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 313.7k $25.9m | Added +2.1k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 307.1k $25.4m | Added +50.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.6k $24.7m | Added +17.8k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 289.8k $24.0m | Added +4.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 244.8k $20.2m | Reduced -23.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.9k $19.8m | Reduced -6.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 236.3k $19.5m | Added +104.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.6k $19.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.5k $18.6m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.2k $17.4m | Added +19.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 200.1k $16.5m | Reduced -24.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.1k $16.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 148.6k $12.2m | Added +43.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.3k $12.2m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Ziegler Capital Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 141.8k $11.7m | Reduced -37.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.7k $11.6m | Reduced -135.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 123.5k $10.2m | Reduced -15.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $9.5m | Added +8.6k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 114.0k $9.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.1k $9.3m | Reduced -22.0k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 112.4k $9.3m | Reduced -753 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.4k $9.0m | Reduced -13.0k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.4k $7.3m | Reduced -4.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.9k $7.0m | Added +24.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.2k $6.6m | Added +63.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.2k $6.5m | Reduced -16.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.7k $6.3m | New |
| Catawba River Capital 5.65% of their portfolio | 75.3k $6.2m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.4k $6.0m | Added +14.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.7k $5.9m | Added +5.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 71.2k $5.9m | Added +10.2k |
| KRAEMATON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC 6.54% of their portfolio | 68.5k $5.7m | Reduced -500 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.0k $5.6m | Added +2.0k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 67.2k $5.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $5.3m | Added +752 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.1k $5.2m | Reduced -927 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $5.2m | Reduced -708 |
| Jackson Square Partners, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 57.7k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 56.3k $4.7m | Reduced -313 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.2k $4.6m | Added +4.1k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 51.5k $4.3m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $4.2m | Added +2.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.4k $4.0m | Added +3.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 44.2k $3.6m | Added +27.1k |
| HM PAYSON & CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 43.5k $3.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 39.8k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Teton Advisors, Inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 39.2k $3.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.4k $3.0m | Added +23.6k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.4k $3.0m | Reduced -4.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $3.0m | Added +9.8k |
| WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 35.3k $484.7k | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 35.2k $2.9m | Added +18.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.5k $2.9m | Added +27.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $2.8m | Reduced -13.0k |
| TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP 0.43% of their portfolio | 31.7k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $2.6m | Reduced -3.5k |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 30.0k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.9k $2.5m | Added +3.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.9k $2.5m | Added +24.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $2.4m | Added +7.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.8k $2.4m | Reduced -162.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.4m | Added +122 |