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$227.32 +1.06 (+0.47%)
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RSG vs. CWST, CLH, MMC, WCN, WM, ROL, TTEK, ABM, TISI, and XYL

Should you be buying Republic Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Republic Services include Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Clean Harbors (CLH), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Waste Connections (WCN), Waste Management (WM), Rollins (ROL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), and Xylem (XYL).

Republic Services vs. Its Competitors

Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Republic Services has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.64%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.27% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Casella Waste Systems0.64% 4.97% 2.40%
Republic Services 12.97%18.27%6.48%

99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Casella Waste Systems currently has a consensus target price of $114.38, suggesting a potential upside of 27.98%. Republic Services has a consensus target price of $260.58, suggesting a potential upside of 14.63%. Given Casella Waste Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Casella Waste Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
Republic Services
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

In the previous week, Republic Services had 13 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Republic Services and 12 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Casella Waste Systems' score of 0.08 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Casella Waste Systems
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Republic Services
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casella Waste Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Casella Waste Systems$1.56B3.64$13.54M$0.18496.50
Republic Services$16.03B4.43$2.04B$6.7633.63

Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Republic Services beats Casella Waste Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RSG vs. The Competition

MetricRepublic ServicesWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$70.64B$10.93B$26.87B$21.71B
Dividend Yield1.03%1.17%2.75%3.52%
P/E Ratio33.6336.9927.2229.84
Price / Sales4.4312.81773.4760.74
Price / Cash18.5716.8529.1424.72
Price / Book6.243.977.974.59
Net Income$2.04B$245.70M$200.76M$1.00B
7 Day Performance0.46%-0.27%1.93%0.64%
1 Month Performance-2.91%11.29%14.52%2.77%
1 Year Performance11.77%2.49%69.25%14.49%

Republic Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RSG
Republic Services
4.9268 of 5 stars
$227.32
+0.5%
$260.58
+14.6%
+12.1%$70.64B$16.03B33.6342,000Positive News
CWST
Casella Waste Systems
4.237 of 5 stars
$90.26
-1.0%
$123.17
+36.5%
-10.7%$5.73B$1.56B501.445,100
CLH
Clean Harbors
4.5782 of 5 stars
$234.96
-0.5%
$263.40
+12.1%
-5.2%$12.60B$5.89B33.0022,796Positive News
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.9756 of 5 stars
$198.01
-2.4%
$238.76
+20.6%
-12.2%$97.35B$24.46B23.7490,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
WCN
Waste Connections
4.9386 of 5 stars
$175.71
-0.2%
$215.00
+22.4%
-4.6%$45.18B$8.92B70.8523,854
WM
Waste Management
4.7745 of 5 stars
$216.15
-0.9%
$254.35
+17.7%
+5.3%$87.07B$22.06B32.0761,700
ROL
Rollins
3.8958 of 5 stars
$56.43
-1.6%
$61.40
+8.8%
+9.6%$27.35B$3.57B55.8720,265Trending News
TTEK
Tetra Tech
4.1294 of 5 stars
$36.24
+0.3%
$41.67
+15.0%
-26.7%$9.52B$5.49B45.3030,000News Coverage
Positive News
ABM
ABM Industries
4.8505 of 5 stars
$45.54
-0.5%
$55.67
+22.2%
-11.4%$2.79B$8.63B24.75117,000Positive News
TISI
Team
0.4395 of 5 stars
$18.41
+1.1%
N/A+15.9%$82.82M$852.27M-1.575,400Trending News
XYL
Xylem
4.7039 of 5 stars
$141.98
+0.3%
$150.75
+6.2%
+6.3%$34.56B$8.73B36.8823,000Positive News
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