Zillow Group (ZG) Competitors

Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend ZG or WCN?

Zillow Group presently has a consensus target price of $80.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.86%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $208.21, indicating a potential upside of 6.07%. Given Zillow Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zillow Group	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ZG or WCN?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Zillow Group. Zillow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zillow Group	$2.24B	7.17	-$112M	-$0.47	-140.72
Waste Connections	$9.08B	5.59	$617.57M	$2.43	80.78

Does the media favor ZG or WCN?

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 25 more articles in the media than Zillow Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Waste Connections and 14 mentions for Zillow Group. Zillow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.21 indicating that Zillow Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zillow Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZG or WCN?

Waste Connections received 36 more outperform votes than Zillow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.85% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Zillow Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zillow Group	Outperform Votes 836 63.62%	Underperform Votes 478 36.38%
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 872 74.85%	Underperform Votes 293 25.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZG or WCN?

20.3% of Zillow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Zillow Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ZG or WCN?

Zillow Group has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZG or WCN more profitable?

Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.92% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of -5.01%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.54% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zillow Group	-5.01%	-2.12%	-1.56%
Waste Connections	6.92%	15.54%	6.33%

Summary

Waste Connections beats Zillow Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.