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 ($4.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $98.87. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($4.8m notional), 2 hold puts ($59.3k).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 278 |
| Q4 2022 | 271 |
| Q1 2023 | 267 |
| Q2 2023 | 320 |
| Q3 2023 | 300 |
| Q4 2023 | 309 |
| Q1 2024 | 311 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 178 | 100 |
| Q3 2023 | 162 | 138 |
| Q4 2023 | 122 | 161 |
| Q1 2024 | 143 | 137 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $4.5m | $8.4m | 1.85 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.1m | $747.5k | 0.69 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3m | $213.7k | 0.16 |
| Q1 2024 | $4.8m | $59.3k | 0.01 |
Biggest buyers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | New | +923.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +531.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +417.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | New | +261.5k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +235.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +178.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +156.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +138.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +96.5k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +90.2k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -528.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -230.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Reduced | -150.7k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -148.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -131.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -117.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -108.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -108.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -105.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -80.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m23.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.7m16.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $355.9k3.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $207.6k2.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $207.0k2.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $59.3k600 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.5m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.4m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $3.4m | $572.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-14 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $89.5k951 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $42.5k452 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold plan | $36.8k391 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold plan | $11.6k124 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold plan | $9.8k104 shares |
| 2024-03-14 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold plan | $4.1k44 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $157.5k1.7k shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $69.1k733 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold plan | $63.4k674 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold plan | $35.0k371 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold plan | $21.1k224 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Drohan Kevin VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $16.3k173 shares |
| 2024-03-13 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold plan | $15.5k164 shares |
| 2024-02-29 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $149.6k1.7k shares |
| 2024-02-29 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold | $53.9k605 shares |
| 2024-02-29 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold | $32.0k358 shares |
| 2024-02-28 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $1.8m20.3k shares |
| 2024-02-28 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold | $746.9k8.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $547.4m | Added +57.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $468.4m | Reduced -528.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $397.2m | Reduced -108.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 3.3m $324.8m | Added +235.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.7m $264.0m | Reduced -230.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $230.3m | Added +178.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.0m $200.0m | Added +138.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $173.7m | Added +417.4k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.6m $161.0m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $150.8m | Added +70.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $145.6m | Reduced -70.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.3m $130.4m | Reduced -150.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $127.9m | Reduced -17.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.6m | Added +35.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.2m | Added +14.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $121.2m | Added +43.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $109.1m | Reduced -29.0k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.1m $105.0m | Added +90.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 956.7k $94.6m | Reduced -27.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 923.6k $91.3m | New |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 848.0k $83.8m | Added +96.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 835.3k $82.6m | Added +12.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.5k $80.8m | Reduced -80.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 760.0k $75.1m | Added +156.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.10% of their portfolio | 725.0k $71.7m | Reduced -23.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 723.4k $71.5m | Added +531.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 712.3k $70.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.32% of their portfolio | 617.7k $61.1m | Added +44.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 601.2k $59.4m | Reduced -148.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 530.8k $52.5m | Added +1.1k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 494.2k $48.9m | Reduced -15.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 410.4k $40.6m | Reduced -108.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 402.7k $39.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.41% of their portfolio | 379.5k $37.5m | Reduced -59.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 360.2k $35.6m | Added +35.1k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 335.0k $33.1m | Reduced -11.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 328.2k $32.5m | Added +22.4k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 317.0k $31.3m | Reduced -20.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.3k $30.9m | Reduced -25.8k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 311.4k $30.8m | Added +22.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.9k $31.9m | Reduced -58.7k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 301.2k $29.8m | Added +7.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 292.1k $28.9m | Added +3.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 289.0k $28.6m | Reduced -105.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 286.2k $28.3m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 285.6k $28.2m | Reduced -10.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.2k $27.9m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 1.99% of their portfolio | 270.3k $26.7m | Added +60.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.4k $26.2m | Added +77.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.5k $25.9m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 252.7k $25.0m | Added +15.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 252.6k $25.0m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.0k $22.5m | Reduced -16.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 227.8k $22.5m | Added +624 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.5k $21.9m | Reduced -18.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.5k $21.1m | Reduced -15.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 208.0k $20.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.04% of their portfolio | 199.1k $19.7m | Added +11.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.0k $17.8m | Added +81.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 148.6k $14.7m | Reduced -6.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.2k $14.4m | Added +351 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.5k $14.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.4k $14.1m | Added +9.7k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 131.2k $13.0m | Added +48.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.5k $12.4m | Reduced -24.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 112.6k $11.1m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.5k $11.1m | Added +300 |
| Ziegler Capital Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 111.9k $11.1m | Added +68.5k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 100.9k $10.0m | Reduced -1.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.3k $9.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.9k $9.3m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 85.0k $8.4m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $8.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.9k $7.9m | Added +82 |
| Catawba River Capital 4.60% of their portfolio | 79.8k $7.9m | Added +923 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.2k $7.6m | Added +1.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.9k $6.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $6.7m | Added +6.2k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 65.8k $6.5m | Reduced -39.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.0k $6.2m | Added +40.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.0k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| Jackson Square Partners, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 57.7k $5.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 57.0k $5.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $5.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 56.9k $5.6m | Added +4.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.3k $5.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.2k $5.5m | Reduced -700 |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 54.3k $5.4m | Reduced -33.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.1k $5.4m | New |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.1k $5.3m | Added +6.8k |
| KRAEMATON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC 5.18% of their portfolio | 52.0k $5.1m | Reduced -3.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $5.0m | Reduced -37.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $5.0m | Added +2.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.6k $4.8m | Reduced -5.6k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.3k $4.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.6k $4.7m | Added +28.1k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 47.4k $4.7m | Added +11.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $4.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.8k $4.4m | Added +5.2k |
| HM PAYSON & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 41.5k $4.1m | Unchanged |