Republic Services (RSG) Competitors

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RSG or WM?

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Republic Services. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Republic Services, 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
Republic Services	$16.18B	4.85	$2.04B	$6.63	37.90
Waste Management	$22.92B	4.10	$2.75B	$6.63	35.23

Is RSG or WM a better dividend stock?

Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Republic Services pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Management pays out 49.8% 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. Republic Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Waste Management has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RSG or WM?

57.7% of Republic Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RSG or WM more profitable?

Republic Services has a net margin of 12.74% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.45%. Waste Management's return on equity of 37.93% beat Republic Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	12.74%	18.28%	6.37%
Waste Management	12.45%	37.93%	7.99%

Does the media prefer RSG or WM?

In the previous week, Republic Services had 13 more articles in the media than Waste Management. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Republic Services and 47 mentions for Waste Management. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Waste Management's score of 0.72 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Republic Services	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Management	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RSG or WM?

Waste Management received 102 more outperform votes than Republic Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 64.67% of users gave Republic Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Republic Services	Outperform Votes 507 64.67%	Underperform Votes 277 35.33%
Waste Management	Outperform Votes 609 66.63%	Underperform Votes 305 33.37%

Which has more risk & volatility, RSG or WM?

Republic Services has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RSG or WM?

Republic Services presently has a consensus target price of $249.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Waste Management has a consensus target price of $242.35, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Given Waste Management's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Waste Management beats Republic Services on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.