Rollins (ROL) Competitors

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) 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 dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to WM or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 9 more articles in the media than Waste Management. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Rollins and 47 mentions for Waste Management. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Rollins' score of 0.49 indicating that Waste Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Management	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	17 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, WM or ROL?

Waste Management has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WM or ROL?

80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Rollins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WM or ROL?

Waste Management received 275 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 61.28% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Management	Outperform Votes 609 66.63%	Underperform Votes 305 33.37%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 334 61.28%	Underperform Votes 211 38.72%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WM or ROL?

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Rollins. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, 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
Waste Management	$22.92B	4.10	$2.75B	$6.63	35.23
Rollins	$3.46B	7.99	$466.38M	$0.99	57.64

Is WM or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.45%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Waste Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	12.45%	37.93%	7.99%
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%

Do analysts rate WM or ROL?

Waste Management presently has a consensus price target of $242.35, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $55.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.61%. Given Waste Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is WM or ROL a better dividend stock?

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Waste Management pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Waste Management has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Waste Management beats Rollins on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.