Why These 15 Industrial Stocks Are up the Most So Far in 2025

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10. Republic Services Inc (NYSE:RSG)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 51

Republic Services Inc (NYSE:RSG) is the second-largest provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and energy services in the United States.

The main reason for the stock’s outperformance in 2025 has been its strong financial results and robust forward guidance. The company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results, released in February 2025, showed net income of $512 million for the quarter and $2.043 billion for the year, both up significantly from the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 110 basis points, and the company generated $3.94 billion in operating cash flow for 2024. Republic also announced plans to invest about $1 billion in acquisitions in 2025, with a substantial portion already spent, signaling aggressive growth ambitions.

The consensus price target of $240.4 implies 1% downside.

RSG stock is up 21.21% year-to-date.

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