Michael J. Watson insider trades: Waste Management (WM) stock sales
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Where Michael reports to the SEC
Open-market buys and sales
23 trades reported on SEC Form 4, newest first
| Date | Stock | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Holding | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | WM | ↓ Sell | 17,251 | $241.81 | $4.2M | Direct | Mar 3, 2026 (1d) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | WM | ↓ Sell | 687 | $219.79 | $151K | Direct | Feb 2, 2026 (3d) |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WM | ↓ Sell | 1,547 | $228.11 | $353K | Direct | Mar 5, 2025 (0d) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | WM | ↓ Sell | 5,732 | $227.51 | $1.3M | Direct | Feb 25, 2025 (1d) |
| Jan 31, 2025 | WM | ↓ Sell | 693 | $220.25 | $153K | Direct | Feb 3, 2025 (3d) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | WM | ↓ Sell | 1,500 | $220.00 | $330K | Direct | Jul 16, 2024 (0d) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | WM | ↓ Sell | 4,208 | $204.28 | $860K | Direct | Jun 10, 2024 (4d) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | WM | ↓ Sell | 775 | $198.63 | $154K | Direct | Feb 15, 2024 (1d) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | WM | ↓ Sell | 14,288 | $170.44 | $2.4M | Direct | Nov 21, 2023 (1d) |
| Feb 2, 2023 | WM | ↓ Sell | 1,005 | $151.67 | $152K | Direct | Feb 3, 2023 (1d) |
| Aug 11, 2022 | WM | ↓ Sell | 8,971 | $169.83 | $1.5M | Direct | Aug 12, 2022 (1d) |
| Feb 16, 2022 | WM | ↓ Sell | 1,080 | $141.91 | $153K | Direct | Feb 17, 2022 (1d) |
| May 4, 2021 | WM | ↓ Sell | 4,430 | $140.55 | $623K | Direct | May 5, 2021 (1d) |
| Feb 22, 2021 | WM | ↓ Sell | 78 | $109.70 | $9K | Direct | Feb 24, 2021 (2d) |
| Feb 19, 2021 | WM | ↓ Sell | 432 | $111.29 | $48K | Direct | Feb 22, 2021 (3d) |
| Nov 4, 2020 | WM | ↓ Sell | 9,442 | $117.43 | $1.1M | Direct | Nov 5, 2020 (1d) |
| Mar 2, 2020 | WM | ↓ Sell | 88 | $113.65 | $10K | Direct | Mar 3, 2020 (1d) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | WM | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 529 | $125.06 | $66K | Direct | Feb 18, 2020 (4d) |
| Nov 21, 2019 | WM | ↓ Sell | 1,000 | $112.00 | $112K | Direct | Nov 21, 2019 (0d) |
| Sep 3, 2019 | WM | ↓ Sell | 8,019 | $119.40 | $958K | Direct | Sep 5, 2019 (2d) |
| May 7, 2019 | WM | ↓ Sell | 700 | $104.55 | $73K | Direct | May 9, 2019 (2d) |
| Feb 27, 2019 | WM | ↓ Sell | 119 | $100.14 | $12K | Direct | Feb 28, 2019 (1d) |
| Feb 15, 2019 | WM | ↓ Sell10b5-1 | 707 | $98.78 | $70K | Direct | Feb 19, 2019 (4d) |
Each row is one filing's trades in one stock, summed. Shares and prices are as filed, before any later stock split.
Other WM insiders
Open-market trades in the last 12 months
About Michael J. Watson's insider trades
Michael J. Watson is Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer at Waste Management (WM). Since Feb 15, 2019, Michael has reported no open-market purchases and 23 sales worth $14.8M on SEC Form 4. In the last 12 months: 2 sales ($4.3M).
2 sales (1% of the value sold) were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which is set up months in advance and runs on a schedule, so they say little about how the insider sees the stock today.
Their filings also include grants and awards (15 filings), shares withheld for taxes (12 filings), option exercises (8 filings). These aren't open-market trades and aren't counted above.
How to read insider trades
Officers, directors and owners of more than 10% of a company must report trades in its stock on SEC Form 4, usually within two business days. Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal: insiders sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, a house), but buy for one. See every WM insider trade, the latest insider trades across the market, or cluster buys, when several insiders buy the same stock within days.