<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Hood River Capital Management LLC grew its stake in  GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL - Free Report) by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 565,500 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 52,425 shares during the quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC owned about 0.15% of GFL Environmental worth $28,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>GFL Environmental</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>These 3 Little-Known Stocks Are Analyst Favorites</li></ul><p>Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of  GFL Environmental during the second quarter valued at about $171,945,000.  American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in  GFL Environmental by 87.2% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,515,302 shares of the company's stock valued at $218,134,000 after acquiring an additional 2,102,663 shares in the last quarter.  1832 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in  GFL Environmental during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,150,000.  Ghisallo Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of  GFL Environmental during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,570,000.  Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its position in shares of  GFL Environmental by 101.7% in the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,089,215 shares of the company's stock worth $52,621,000 after acquiring an additional 549,309 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  64.70% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>A number of research firms have recently commented on GFL. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on GFL Environmental in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company. Raymond James Financial  set a $57.00 target price on shares of GFL Environmental and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. lowered their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $54.00 to $46.75 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, William Blair started coverage on shares of GFL Environmental in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. They set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned  a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $57.08.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on GFL</b></p><h2>GFL Environmental Stock Down 0.1%</h2><p>GFL opened at $44.67 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $45.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.55. GFL Environmental Inc. has a twelve month low of $41.29 and a twelve month high of $52.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.00 and a beta of 0.89. </p><p>GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.69 billion. GFL Environmental had a net margin of 50.99% and a return on equity of 3.06%. The firm's revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 EPS.  Equities research analysts forecast that  GFL Environmental Inc. will post 0.58 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>GFL Environmental Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th were given a $0.0154 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 15th. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. GFL Environmental's dividend payout ratio  is presently 0.94%. </p><h2>About GFL Environmental</h2> (Free Report)<p>GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than GFL Environmental</li><li>What Are the U.K. Market Holidays? 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<p>Hood River Capital Management LLC increased its stake in GFL Environmental Inc. by 10.2% in Q2, owning 565,500 shares worth $28.5 million. Other investors like Norges Bank and American Century Companies also modified their holdings. Analysts have given GFL a consensus 'Buy' rating with a target price of $57.08. The stock opened at $44.67, with a market cap of $16.23 billion. GFL reported Q3 earnings of $0.17 per share, missing estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0154 per share.</p>

Hood River Capital Management LLC Raises Stock Position in GFL Environmental Inc. $GFL