Stantec (STN) Competitors $109.64 -0.75 (-0.68%) As of 10:12 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, GIB, CPAY, AER, TOST, GRAB, 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), CGI Group (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), Aercap (AER), Toast (TOST), Grab (GRAB), 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 CGI Group Corpay Aercap Toast Grab RB Global Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Stantec (NYSE:STN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to WCN or STN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 28 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for Stantec. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Stantec's score of 0.33 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stantec 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better 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$8.92B5.24$617.57M$2.4374.45Stantec$5.47B2.28$263.82M$2.4245.30 Do insiders & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WCN or STN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.93% 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 Connections6.93% 15.74% 6.36% Stantec 5.01%18.22%7.61% Which has more risk and volatility, WCN or STN? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer WCN or STN? Waste Connections presently has a consensus target price of $212.29, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 12 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 51.9% 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. SummaryWaste Connections beats Stantec on 14 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$12.51B$7.79B$13.09B$20.60BDividend Yield0.60%1.62%2.54%3.72%P/E Ratio45.3325.9128.7828.03Price / Sales2.282.8940.2537.60Price / Cash20.9718.2126.1318.22Price / Book5.826.236.264.61Net Income$263.82M$272.15M$188.88M$983.39M7 Day Performance0.72%3.08%2.31%2.48%1 Month Performance3.18%-0.42%2.54%4.97%1 Year Performance29.24%2.15%28.21%14.95% Stantec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNStantec2.6363 of 5 stars$109.64-0.7%N/A+29.8%$12.51B$5.47B45.3332,000WCNWaste Connections4.7419 of 5 stars$186.81+0.5%$212.29+13.6%+1.5%$48.04B$8.92B76.8823,854Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.6292 of 5 stars$58.64-0.1%$77.25+31.7%+18.2%$38.33B$7.30B17.0041,073Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.8856 of 5 stars$157.69+0.1%$226.32+43.5%-21.1%$27.24B$15.41B21.4888,000RDDTReddit2.2944 of 5 stars$150.74+5.4%$139.57-7.4%+115.6%$26.39B$1.30B255.502,233GIBCGI Group3.8943 of 5 stars$104.93+1.5%$156.75+49.4%+4.7%$23.19B$10.79B19.1190,250Positive NewsCPAYCorpay3.9352 of 5 stars$332.07+1.5%$401.86+21.0%+25.4%$23.05B$3.97B23.2911,200Positive NewsAERAercap2.359 of 5 stars$116.96-0.2%$119.25+2.0%+23.9%$21.90B$8.00B10.38740Gap UpTOSTToast2.7492 of 5 stars$44.33+1.0%$41.21-7.0%+69.8%$21.86B$4.96B192.745,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGRABGrab1.7857 of 5 stars$5.03+2.2%$5.71+13.4%+37.9%$19.81B$2.80B251.6311,267Trending NewsRBARB Global4.1719 of 5 stars$106.24+0.6%$114.50+7.8%+37.3%$19.57B$4.28B52.347,800Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA Competitors Reddit Competitors CGI Group Competitors Corpay Competitors Aercap Competitors Toast Competitors Grab 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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