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Should you buy Republic Services stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Republic Services with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Republic Services include Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Clean Harbors (CLH), Waste Connections (WCN), Waste Management (WM), and Rollins (ROL).

How does Republic Services compare to Casella Waste Systems?

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Republic Services	$16.59B	3.78	$2.14B	$6.97	29.22
Casella Waste Systems	$1.84B	2.92	$7.87M	$0.11	766.45

Republic Services presently has a consensus price target of $245.15, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Casella Waste Systems has a consensus price target of $111.13, suggesting a potential upside of 31.81%. Given Casella Waste Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Casella Waste Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

In the previous week, Republic Services had 25 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Republic Services and 5 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Casella Waste Systems' score of 0.27 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Casella Waste Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.38%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.57% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%
Casella Waste Systems	0.38%	5.19%	2.48%

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

Summary

Republic Services beats Casella Waste Systems on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Republic Services compare to Clean Harbors?

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Harbors. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clean Harbors, 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	$16.59B	3.78	$2.14B	$6.97	29.22
Clean Harbors	$6.03B	2.65	$390.97M	$7.38	41.05

Republic Services presently has a consensus price target of $245.15, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Clean Harbors has a consensus price target of $320.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Republic Services' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Republic Services is more favorable than Clean Harbors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Clean Harbors	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

In the previous week, Republic Services had 9 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Republic Services and 21 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Republic Services' score of 0.79 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Republic Services	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clean Harbors	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clean Harbors has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.53%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.57% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%
Clean Harbors	6.53%	14.37%	5.25%

57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Clean Harbors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Republic Services beats Clean Harbors on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Republic Services compare to Waste Connections?

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Waste Connections pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Republic Services pays out 36.2% 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 Connections has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Republic Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Republic Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Republic Services had 21 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Republic Services and 9 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Republic Services' score of 0.79 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Republic Services	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of $203.35, indicating a potential upside of 33.77%. Republic Services has a consensus price target of $245.15, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.97%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.57% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, 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 Connections	$9.47B	4.10	$1.08B	$4.10	37.08
Republic Services	$16.59B	3.78	$2.14B	$6.97	29.22

Summary

Waste Connections beats Republic Services on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Republic Services compare to Waste Management?

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

Waste Management currently has a consensus price target of $255.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. Republic Services has a consensus price target of $245.15, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Given Republic Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Republic Services is more favorable than Waste Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

In the previous week, Waste Management and Waste Management both had 30 articles in the media. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Waste Management's score of 0.35 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Management	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Republic Services	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Republic Services. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Management, 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	$25.20B	3.44	$2.71B	$6.91	31.29
Republic Services	$16.59B	3.78	$2.14B	$6.97	29.22

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 10.99%. Waste Management's return on equity of 31.90% beat Republic Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	10.99%	31.90%	6.76%
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Waste Management pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Republic Services pays out 36.2% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Republic Services has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Summary

Waste Management beats Republic Services on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Republic Services compare to Rollins?

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both large-cap environmental & facilities services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Republic Services pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 67.0% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Rollins has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Republic Services had 8 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Republic Services and 22 mentions for Rollins. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Rollins' score of 0.31 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Rollins. Republic Services 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
Republic Services	$16.59B	3.78	$2.14B	$6.97	29.22
Rollins	$3.76B	6.76	$526.71M	$1.09	48.43

Republic Services currently has a consensus target price of $245.15, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $65.27, suggesting a potential upside of 23.63%. Given Rollins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rollins is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

57.7% of Republic Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rollins has a net margin of 13.77% compared to Republic Services' net margin of 13.00%. Rollins' return on equity of 38.37% beat Republic Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%
Rollins	13.77%	38.37%	17.32%

Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rollins beats Republic Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RSG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Republic Services	Waste Removal Svcs Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$62.27B	$9.83B	$6.36B	$22.96B
Dividend Yield	1.25%	1.11%	3.12%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	29.22	66.88	31.75	28.29
Price / Sales	3.78	36.44	435.47	25.21
Price / Cash	15.21	12.31	23.44	25.11
Price / Book	5.23	12.56	6.62	4.73
Net Income	$2.14B	$388.22M	$200.59M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.87%	-5.08%	-2.27%	-1.74%
1 Month Performance	-4.44%	-5.39%	1.98%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	-14.62%	-2.48%	37.23%	23.46%

Republic Services Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RSG Republic Services	4.922 of 5 stars	$203.66 +0.6%	$245.15 +20.4%	-16.2%	$62.27B	$16.59B	29.22	42,000	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Insider Trade
CWST Casella Waste Systems	4.1841 of 5 stars	$83.59 -2.2%	$111.13 +32.9%	-25.0%	$5.29B	$1.84B	756.16	5,600	Gap Down
CLH Clean Harbors	3.161 of 5 stars	$291.51 +0.1%	$320.83 +10.1%	+29.6%	$15.40B	$6.06B	39.49	22,155	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
WCN Waste Connections	4.9764 of 5 stars	$151.25 -0.4%	$203.35 +34.4%	-18.7%	$38.59B	$9.61B	36.88	24,214	Positive News Insider Trade
WM Waste Management	4.8167 of 5 stars	$213.62 -0.8%	$255.67 +19.7%	-3.5%	$85.79B	$25.20B	30.92	60,500	Dividend Announcement

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Republic Services (RSG) Competitors

RSG vs. CWST, CLH, WCN, WM, and ROL

How does Republic Services compare to Casella Waste Systems?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RSG or CWST?

Do analysts recommend RSG or CWST?

Does the media favor RSG or CWST?

Which has more volatility & risk, RSG or CWST?

Is RSG or CWST more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RSG or CWST?

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How does Republic Services compare to Clean Harbors?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RSG or CLH?

Do analysts recommend RSG or CLH?

Does the media favor RSG or CLH?

Which has more volatility & risk, RSG or CLH?

Is RSG or CLH more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RSG or CLH?

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How does Republic Services compare to Waste Connections?

Is WCN or RSG a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to WCN or RSG?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCN or RSG?

Do analysts rate WCN or RSG?

Is WCN or RSG more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, WCN or RSG?

Which has better valuation and earnings, WCN or RSG?

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How does Republic Services compare to Waste Management?

Do analysts rate WM or RSG?

Does the media prefer WM or RSG?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WM or RSG?

Which has more risk and volatility, WM or RSG?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WM or RSG?

Is WM or RSG more profitable?

Is WM or RSG a better dividend stock?

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How does Republic Services compare to Rollins?

Is RSG or ROL a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to RSG or ROL?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RSG or ROL?

Do analysts recommend RSG or ROL?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RSG or ROL?

Is RSG or ROL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, RSG or ROL?

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