GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors $46.75 +0.12 (+0.26%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.76 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 06:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GFL vs. PYPL, TCOM, RDDT, WCN, IQV, GRAB, AER, CPAY, RBA, and GIBShould you be buying GFL Environmental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GFL Environmental include PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Reddit (RDDT), Waste Connections (WCN), IQVIA (IQV), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), Corpay (CPAY), RB Global (RBA), and CGI Group (GIB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. GFL Environmental vs. Its Competitors PayPal Trip.com Group Reddit Waste Connections IQVIA Grab Aercap Corpay RB Global CGI Group GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GFL or PYPL? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGFL Environmental$5.62B3.02-$527.43M$6.357.36PayPal$31.80B2.07$4.15B$4.6814.73 Which has more risk & volatility, GFL or PYPL? GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GFL or PYPL? GFL Environmental presently has a consensus price target of $58.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.67%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $84.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given GFL Environmental's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than PayPal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GFL Environmental 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Is GFL or PYPL more profitable? GFL Environmental has a net margin of 48.53% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.49%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.35% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GFL Environmental48.53% 3.71% 1.42% PayPal 14.49%25.35%6.30% Do institutionals & insiders believe in GFL or PYPL? 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GFL or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 23 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for PayPal and 14 mentions for GFL Environmental. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat GFL Environmental's score of 0.82 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GFL Environmental 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPayPal beats GFL Environmental on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GFL Environmental News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGFL EnvironmentalWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.94B$11.02B$32.61B$21.74BDividend Yield0.13%1.17%2.84%3.56%P/E Ratio7.3638.7926.4829.69Price / Sales3.0216.93765.8366.07Price / Cash13.3516.8828.5424.69Price / Book3.493.918.224.60Net Income-$527.43M$245.70M$196.69M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.06%1.51%1.18%1.74%1 Month Performance-5.85%11.51%11.99%3.74%1 Year Performance18.17%7.90%56.73%13.34% GFL Environmental Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFLGFL Environmental4.6262 of 5 stars$46.75+0.3%$58.75+25.7%+17.5%$16.94B$5.62B7.3620,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.9066 of 5 stars$69.68+3.5%$84.50+21.3%-14.0%$64.30B$31.80B14.8924,400Positive NewsOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.4036 of 5 stars$76.14+0.3%$76.98+1.1%+19.9%$49.60B$7.30B23.0141,073RDDTReddit3.1602 of 5 stars$241.98+0.8%$201.58-16.7%+207.2%$44.94B$1.30B218.282,233Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeGap UpWCNWaste Connections4.9351 of 5 stars$174.09+1.0%$213.00+22.3%-1.5%$44.24B$8.92B70.2023,854Analyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.8552 of 5 stars$181.00+0.8%$229.64+26.9%-11.9%$30.53B$15.41B26.1988,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGRABGrab1.6648 of 5 stars$6.11flat$5.90-3.4%+55.7%$24.60B$2.80B152.7911,267Trending NewsAERAercap2.3253 of 5 stars$121.36-1.4%$122.57+1.0%+31.2%$23.00B$8.00B7.55740CPAYCorpay4.4008 of 5 stars$295.33-0.5%$399.43+35.2%-8.9%$20.95B$3.97B15.7711,200Analyst ForecastRBARB Global4.5492 of 5 stars$107.39-0.1%$124.33+15.8%+34.4%$19.94B$4.28B53.167,800Positive NewsGIBCGI Group3.696 of 5 stars$88.85+0.8%$148.25+66.8%-21.3%$19.65B$10.79B16.4290,250 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Competitors TCOM Competitors RDDT Competitors WCN Competitors IQV Competitors GRAB Competitors AER Competitors CPAY Competitors RBA Competitors GIB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GFL) was last updated on 10/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Fed Just Got Kneecapped — Here’s What Happens NextDonald Trump has done it again! 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