GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors

DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate DASH or GFL?

DoorDash presently has a consensus price target of $209.66, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. GFL Environmental has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.33%. Given DoorDash's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DoorDash is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoorDash	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the media refer more to DASH or GFL?

In the previous week, DoorDash had 37 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for DoorDash and 16 mentions for GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat DoorDash's score of 0.59 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoorDash	27 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GFL Environmental	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, DASH or GFL?

DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, 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
DoorDash	$10.72B	7.56	$123M	$0.27	714.41
GFL Environmental	$7.86B	2.49	$33.63M	-$1.55	-32.15

Which has more risk and volatility, DASH or GFL?

DoorDash has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DASH or GFL more profitable?

DoorDash has a net margin of 1.15% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.54%. GFL Environmental's return on equity of 3.50% beat DoorDash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoorDash	1.15%	1.67%	1.02%
GFL Environmental	-7.54%	3.50%	1.25%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DASH or GFL?

90.6% of DoorDash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of DoorDash shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DASH or GFL?

DoorDash received 50 more outperform votes than GFL Environmental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.55% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote while only 51.08% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DoorDash	Outperform Votes 165 51.08%	Underperform Votes 158 48.92%
GFL Environmental	Outperform Votes 115 70.55%	Underperform Votes 48 29.45%

Summary

DoorDash beats GFL Environmental on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.