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 ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $105.79. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($10.5m notional), 3 hold puts ($814.7k).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 314 |
| Q3 2024 | 345 |
| Q4 2024 | 347 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 123 | 117 |
| Q2 2023 | 178 | 100 |
| Q3 2023 | 162 | 138 |
| Q4 2023 | 122 | 161 |
| Q1 2024 | 143 | 137 |
| Q2 2024 | 153 | 125 |
| Q3 2024 | 175 | 126 |
| Q4 2024 | 157 | 149 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $4.8m | $59.3k | 0.01 |
| Q2 2024 | $10.5m | $69.5k | 0.01 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9m | $825.8k | 0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $10.5m | $814.7k | 0.08 |
Biggest buyers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +838.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +569.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +260.7k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | +254.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +211.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +193.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +190.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +146.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +138.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +137.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -275.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -268.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -255.1k |
| Maven Securities LTD | Sold out | -200.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -175.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -141.6k |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC | Sold out | -135.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Sold out | -123.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -109.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.0m57.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.8m36.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $391.0k3.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $222.2k2.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $74.1k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $433.8k4.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $380.9k3.6k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $22.6k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $11.4m | $21.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | Green Emily Nagle Director | Sold | $219.1k2.0k shares |
| 2024-11-25 | BURKE MICHAEL K Director | Sold | $203.2k1.8k shares |
| 2024-11-22 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold | $2.2m20.0k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $2.9m27.7k shares |
| 2024-11-14 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $27.3k251 shares |
| 2024-11-12 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold | $153.5k1.4k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Helgeson Bradford John Executive VP and CFO | Sold plan | $21.0k197 shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold | $184.8k1.7k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Green Emily Nagle Director | Sold | $78.3k745 shares |
| 2024-11-05 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $2.4m23.5k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold | $2.0m20.0k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | HULLIGAN WILLIAM P Director | Sold | $998.2k10.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1m $646.6m | Added +123.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $505.0m | Added +211.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.54% of their portfolio | 3.2m $342.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.6m $279.4m | Reduced -11.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 2.6m $272.7m | Added +838.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $206.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $193.7m | Added +13.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $174.0m | Added +190.0k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.6m $171.0m | Reduced -12.3k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $160.9m | Added +569.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $156.8m | Added +94.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $153.1m | Added +15.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $148.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $148.4m | Added +193.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $132.9m | Reduced -55.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.2m $131.2m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $129.0m | Reduced -319 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $119.0m | Reduced -101.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $112.5m | Reduced -56.5k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 1.0m $108.5m | Reduced -15.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 904.6k $95.7m | Added +30.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.12% of their portfolio | 871.3k $92.2m | Added +22.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 813.4k $86.1m | Reduced -255.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 813.2k $84.8m | Reduced -64.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 811.8k $85.9m | Added +15.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 786.5k $83.2m | Added +64.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 716.3k $75.8m | Added +138.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 702.8k $74.4m | Added +60.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.38% of their portfolio | 652.1k $69.0m | Reduced -5.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 647.0k $68.5m | Added +76.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 608.0k $64.3m | Added +14.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 554.5k $58.7m | Added +59.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 553.8k $58.6m | Added +107.0k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 493.2k $52.2m | Reduced -17.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 483.3k $51.1m | Reduced -268.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 450.0k $47.6m | Added +43.7k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.18% of their portfolio | 432.9k $45.8m | Added +119.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.8k $43.8m | Reduced -46.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 397.3k $42.0m | Added +7.9k |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 3.01% of their portfolio | 392.3k $41.5m | Added +17.1k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 383.6k $40.6m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.55% of their portfolio | 382.0k $40.4m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 372.3k $39.4m | Reduced -19.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 343.6k $36.4m | Added +97.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 325.4k $34.4m | Added +2.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.5k $33.3m | Added +2.3k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 304.7k $32.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.1k $31.3m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.5k $30.5m | Reduced -75.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.2k $30.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 279.7k $29.6m | Added +260.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 269.7k $28.5m | Added +137.8k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 2.96% of their portfolio | 254.3k $26.9m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 238.1k $25.2m | Added +1 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 237.5k $25.1m | Added +44.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 237.3k $25.1m | Reduced -67.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.0k $24.8m | Reduced -55.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 231.1k $24.5m | Added +4.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 223.7k $23.7m | Added +7.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 207.1k $21.9m | Added +463 |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 196.7k $20.7m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 187.8k $19.9m | Reduced -40.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.6k $19.9m | Added +146.5k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.49% of their portfolio | 179.0k $18.9m | Added +67.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.14% of their portfolio | 173.2k $18.3m | Added +34.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.2k $17.5m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 163.8k $17.3m | Reduced -108.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.6k $17.0m | Added +6.7k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 151.3k $16.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.0k $15.9m | Added +16.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.0k $15.9m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.4k $13.7m | Reduced -12.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.8k $13.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.5k $13.0m | Added +10.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 120.5k $12.7m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 115.9k $12.3m | Added +6.1k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 115.0k $12.2m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.4k $11.8m | Reduced -84.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.8k $10.7m | Added +10.8k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 99.2k $10.5m | Reduced -500 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.9k $9.2m | Added +2.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.4k $9.1m | Reduced -86.1k |
| Catawba River Capital 5.13% of their portfolio | 81.3k $8.6m | Reduced -253 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 80.4k $8.5m | Added +9.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.9k $8.2m | Added +39.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.8k $7.9m | Added +18.9k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 74.7k $7.9m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.3k $7.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 68.1k $7.2m | Added +2.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $7.0m | Added +3.6k |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.3k $6.8m | Added +6.7k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.0k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 59.4k $6.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.3k $6.2m | Added +3.9k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 56.9k $6.0m | Added +4.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.1k $5.8m | Reduced -23.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $5.8m | Added +16.8k |
| Kodai Capital Management LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 54.1k $5.7m | Reduced -71.9k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.0k $5.6m | Added +1.4k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.32% of their portfolio | 52.7k $5.6m | Added +12.1k |