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 ($2.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $116.17. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.4m notional), 4 hold puts ($1.4m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 374 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 175 | 147 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $10.5m | $69.5k | 0.01 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9m | $825.8k | 0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $10.5m | $814.7k | 0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4m | $1.4m | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +620.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +452.8k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +405.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +334.8k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +177.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +168.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +163.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +150.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | Added | +121.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Added | +88.7k |
Biggest sellers
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -424.2k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -385.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -355.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -267.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -197.6k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -192.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -133.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -119.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -93.6k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Reduced | -86.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m14.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $769.4k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $55.0k500 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $780.6k7.0k shares |
| Fulcrum Asset Management LLP | New | $535.8k6.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $66.9k600 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 2025
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 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $4.4m | $1.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-13 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $572.5k5.5k shares |
| 2025-03-13 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $90.2k865 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold plan | $21.4k206 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold plan | $20.8k200 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Helgeson Bradford John Executive VP and CFO | Sold plan | $20.5k197 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold plan | $11.2k108 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold plan | $5.9k57 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Drohan Kevin VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $5.9k57 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $196.1k1.8k shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold plan | $88.9k836 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold plan | $53.0k496 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold plan | $40.6k381 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold plan | $18.2k171 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Drohan Kevin VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $14.0k131 shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold plan | $13.3k125 shares |
| 2025-03-10 | CASELLA DOUGLAS R VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS, director | Sold | $603.0k5.4k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | CASELLA JOHN W CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold | $1.5m13.6k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Coletta Edmond PRESIDENT | Sold | $592.2k5.2k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Sayward Shelley E. SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Sold | $219.7k1.9k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Drohan Kevin VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $128.9k1.1k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Steves Sean Sr VP & COO of SW Ops | Sold | $56.2k495 shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Ligon Paul SR VP of Sustainable Growth | Sold | $55.2k487 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $674.1m | Reduced -65.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $518.9m | Reduced -119.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.86% of their portfolio | 3.0m $332.7m | Added +405.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.84% of their portfolio | 2.9m $321.1m | Reduced -355.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.2m $247.1m | Reduced -424.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $241.4m | Added +334.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $207.1m | Reduced -93.6k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.6m $176.9m | Reduced -29.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.5m $168.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $166.0m | Added +41.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $165.0m | Added +77.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $160.2m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.9m | Added +19.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $158.3m | Added +163.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $153.5m | Reduced -267.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.2m $128.6m | Reduced -86.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $124.2m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $121.1m | Reduced -133.1k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $114.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 999.7k $111.5m | Reduced -63.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 900.2k $100.4m | Added +620.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 885.3k $98.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.14% of their portfolio | 853.0k $95.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 814.9k $90.9m | Added +3.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 793.6k $88.5m | Reduced -19.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 787.7k $87.8m | Added +71.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 786.6k $87.7m | Added +83.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 780.3k $87.9m | Reduced -32.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 779.6k $86.9m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 740.0k $82.5m | Added +452.8k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.41% of their portfolio | 652.1k $72.7m | Added +42 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 601.2k $67.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 599.3k $66.8m | Added +44.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.3k $59.8m | Reduced -17.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.23% of their portfolio | 491.7k $54.8m | Added +58.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 487.9k $54.4m | Added +38.0k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 454.7k $50.7m | Reduced -192.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.9k $77.0m | First filing |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.6k $47.0m | Added +7.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 402.9k $44.9m | Added +5.6k |
| Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 3.21% of their portfolio | 394.9k $44.0m | Added +2.6k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 3.00% of their portfolio | 376.4k $42.0m | Reduced -5.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.4k $40.6m | Added +76.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 361.2k $40.3m | Reduced -22.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 356.7k $39.8m | Added +13.1k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 343.0k $38.2m | Reduced -29.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 331.6k $37.0m | Added +6.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.0k $35.5m | Added +168.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.1k $33.8m | Reduced -11.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 300.0k $33.5m | Added +150.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.5k $33.0m | Reduced -554 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 288.9k $32.2m | Added +51.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 288.4k $32.2m | Added +64.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.7k $31.9m | Reduced -197.6k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 279.9k $312.1m | Reduced -24.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 276.5k $30.8m | Added +88.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.4k $28.3m | Reduced -16.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.1k $27.9m | Added +12.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.13% of their portfolio | 242.9k $27.1m | Added +69.7k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 229.3k $25.6m | Reduced -25.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 206.1k $23.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 205.8k $22.9m | Added +177.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 202.8k $22.6m | Reduced -34.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 189.3k $21.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 179.0k $20.0m | Unchanged |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 170.7k $19.0m | Added +19.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.2k $18.4m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 158.8k $17.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 155.5k $17.3m | Reduced -75.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.5k $17.1m | Reduced -10.3k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 152.0k $17.0m | Added +121.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.9k $16.5m | Added +18.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.5k $15.6m | Added +84.4k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.3k $14.1m | Added +5.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.9k $13.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $13.7m | Reduced -64.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.8k $13.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.2k $13.1m | Added +1.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.4k $12.4m | Reduced -3 |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 110.6k $12.3m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 107.5k $12.0m | Reduced -385.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.7k $11.6m | Added +2.9k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.12% of their portfolio | 99.2k $11.1m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.7k $10.2m | Added +4.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 90.5k $10.1m | Added +10.1k |
| Catawba River Capital 5.49% of their portfolio | 80.9k $9.0m | Reduced -372 |
| Visualize Group LP 2.90% of their portfolio | 79.0k $8.8m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.9k $8.0m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.0k $7.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.8k $7.8m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $7.4m | Reduced -343 |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 63.9k $7.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 62.6k $7.0m | New |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 60.8k $6.8m | Added +1.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 60.0k $6.7m | Unchanged |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.8k $6.7m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.8k $6.7m | Added +1.5k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.2k $6.4m | Added +10.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $6.4m | Added +6.9k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 55.6k $6.2m | Reduced -1.3k |