Stantec (STN) Competitors $110.07 +1.49 (+1.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$110.04 -0.03 (-0.03%) As of 07:15 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STN vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, RDDT, TOST, CPAY, GIB, GRAB, AER, and RBAShould you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Reddit (RDDT), Toast (TOST), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stantec vs. Its Competitors Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Reddit Toast Corpay CGI Group Grab Aercap RB Global Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Stantec (NYSE:STN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WCN or STN? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaste Connections$8.92B5.48$617.57M$2.4876.33Stantec$5.47B2.29$263.82M$2.4245.48 Is WCN or STN a better dividend stock? Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Waste Connections pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 27.3% 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 increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Stantec has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to WCN or STN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 50 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Waste Connections and 7 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.01 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Connections 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Stantec 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, WCN or STN? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer WCN or STN? Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of $215.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Stantec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WCN or STN? 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Stantec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WCN or STN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.97% compared to Stantec's net margin of 5.01%. Stantec's return on equity of 18.22% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Connections6.97% 15.72% 6.32% Stantec 5.01%18.22%7.61% SummaryWaste Connections beats Stantec on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stantec News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STN 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 STN 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 STN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStantecConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.39B$7.30B$14.86B$20.97BDividend Yield0.61%1.79%2.77%3.61%P/E Ratio45.4824.0526.3928.76Price / Sales2.292.7548.5256.51Price / Cash20.6217.1626.6423.15Price / Book5.845.745.904.51Net Income$263.82M$272.15M$196.26M$993.26M7 Day Performance-1.52%-4.02%-4.16%-2.55%1 Month Performance1.12%-1.13%0.91%2.02%1 Year Performance28.90%-10.85%25.11%8.23% Stantec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNStantec2.3469 of 5 stars$110.07+1.4%N/A+26.9%$12.39B$5.47B45.4832,000News CoveragePositive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.6368 of 5 stars$186.07-0.5%$215.00+15.5%+9.1%$48.31B$8.92B75.0323,854Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.6665 of 5 stars$63.50-1.4%$77.25+21.7%+46.5%$42.09B$7.30B18.4141,073News CoverageIQVIQVIA4.8124 of 5 stars$197.73-0.7%$228.62+15.6%-18.1%$33.86B$15.41B28.6288,000Analyst RevisionRDDTReddit2.4504 of 5 stars$151.81+1.4%$143.08-5.7%+142.1%$27.62B$1.30B257.312,233Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTOSTToast2.6546 of 5 stars$49.00+0.6%$43.17-11.9%+86.8%$24.25B$4.96B213.045,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCPAYCorpay3.0743 of 5 stars$333.69-0.6%$401.07+20.2%+13.1%$23.68B$3.97B23.4011,200Upcoming EarningsGIBCGI Group4.1677 of 5 stars$99.80-1.3%$156.75+57.1%-7.6%$22.69B$10.79B18.1890,250GRABGrab1.1149 of 5 stars$5.28-1.5%$5.82+10.2%+60.4%$21.58B$2.80B264.1311,267AERAercap3.3299 of 5 stars$111.83-0.3%$122.38+9.4%+20.2%$20.95B$8.00B9.92740News CoverageEarnings ReportRBARB Global3.4759 of 5 stars$108.55-0.5%$116.21+7.1%+36.1%$20.20B$4.28B53.477,800News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA Competitors Reddit Competitors Toast Competitors Corpay Competitors CGI Group Competitors Grab Competitors Aercap Competitors RB Global 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:STN) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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