GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors $49.56 -0.64 (-1.27%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.55 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 08/15/2025 07:48 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, WCN, RDDT, TCOM, IQV, TOST, RBA, CPAY, GIB, and AERShould you be buying GFL Environmental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GFL Environmental include PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Reddit (RDDT), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Toast (TOST), RB Global (RBA), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), and Aercap (AER). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. GFL Environmental vs. Its Competitors PayPal Waste Connections Reddit Trip.com Group IQVIA Toast RB Global Corpay CGI Group Aercap PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to PYPL or GFL? In the previous week, PayPal had 35 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for PayPal and 12 mentions for GFL Environmental. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat GFL Environmental's score of 1.39 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 33 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GFL Environmental 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, PYPL or GFL? 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 RatioPayPal$32.29B2.05$4.15B$4.6814.79GFL Environmental$5.62B3.20-$527.43M$6.357.80 Is PYPL or GFL 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 PayPal14.49% 25.35% 6.30% GFL Environmental 48.53%3.71%1.42% Do analysts recommend PYPL or GFL? PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.78%. GFL Environmental has a consensus price target of $57.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.74%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than GFL Environmental.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45GFL Environmental 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Which has more volatility & risk, PYPL or GFL? PayPal has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PYPL or GFL? 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPayPal beats GFL Environmental on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GFL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$18.24B$10.87B$22.07B$20.90BDividend Yield0.12%1.20%2.82%3.58%P/E Ratio7.8038.4527.5928.00Price / Sales3.205.5740.4855.83Price / Cash14.3716.8727.1023.77Price / Book3.164.185.635.26Net Income-$527.43M$244.88M$198.39M$994.11M7 Day Performance-1.87%0.93%0.95%1.80%1 Month Performance4.69%-0.23%-1.67%1.74%1 Year Performance20.15%1.01%29.28%13.36% GFL Environmental Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFLGFL Environmental4.6818 of 5 stars$49.56-1.3%$57.86+16.7%+20.4%$18.24B$5.62B7.8020,000Positive NewsPYPLPayPal4.8384 of 5 stars$67.08-0.8%$85.00+26.7%+1.9%$64.09B$31.80B14.3324,400Trending NewsWCNWaste Connections4.6382 of 5 stars$190.56+1.4%$215.00+12.8%+1.0%$49.24B$8.92B76.8423,854Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRDDTReddit3.1951 of 5 stars$220.79+2.5%$168.43-23.7%+343.2%$41.32B$1.30B200.722,233Trending NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.0107 of 5 stars$59.50+1.2%$77.25+29.9%+48.5%$38.87B$7.30B17.2441,073News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpIQVIQVIA4.9164 of 5 stars$180.18+0.2%$228.62+26.9%-20.6%$30.63B$15.41B26.0788,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionTOSTToast3.5254 of 5 stars$43.26+0.4%$45.54+5.3%+73.8%$22.06B$5.53B127.245,700Positive NewsRBARB Global3.8509 of 5 stars$117.31+2.8%$119.79+2.1%+40.9%$21.76B$4.42B58.077,800News CoverageDividend IncreaseCPAYCorpay3.8339 of 5 stars$303.77+0.7%$396.33+30.5%+8.4%$21.45B$3.97B20.6411,200Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGIBCGI Group4.1161 of 5 stars$95.19-0.8%$148.25+55.7%-13.7%$21.22B$15.56B17.6090,250Positive NewsAERAercap3.1068 of 5 stars$110.40+0.1%$122.00+10.5%+20.1%$20.62B$8.00B6.87740News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Competitors WCN Competitors RDDT Competitors TCOM Competitors IQV Competitors TOST Competitors RBA Competitors CPAY Competitors GIB Competitors AER 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 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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