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WCN vs. CWST, RSG, WM, SPGI, DASH, MELI, RELX, PYPL, TCOM, and RDDT

Should you be buying Waste Connections stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Connections include Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Republic Services (RSG), Waste Management (WM), S&P Global (SPGI), DoorDash (DASH), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and Reddit (RDDT).

Waste Connections vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 8 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Waste Connections and 10 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Casella Waste Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.35 indicating that Casella Waste Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Casella Waste Systems
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Waste Connections 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
Waste Connections$9.23B4.75$617.57M$2.4868.87
Casella Waste Systems$1.72B3.17$13.54M$0.18477.44

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.97% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.64%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.72% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Waste Connections6.97% 15.72% 6.32%
Casella Waste Systems 0.64%4.97%2.40%

Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of $210.38, suggesting a potential upside of 23.17%. Casella Waste Systems has a consensus price target of $112.38, suggesting a potential upside of 30.76%. Given Casella Waste Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Waste Connections
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.05
Casella Waste Systems
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

Summary

Waste Connections 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

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.
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WCN vs. The Competition

MetricWaste ConnectionsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$43.83B$10.37B$28.54B$21.71B
Dividend Yield0.73%1.21%2.89%3.62%
P/E Ratio68.8737.3026.2029.81
Price / Sales4.758.251,652.3594.52
Price / Cash18.4516.7631.8224.26
Price / Book5.613.948.054.62
Net Income$617.57M$237.95M$196.17M$1.01B
7 Day Performance0.48%1.75%-1.45%-0.82%
1 Month Performance-1.65%7.14%1.93%0.22%
1 Year Performance-6.09%4.02%54.78%11.49%

Waste Connections Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WCN
Waste Connections
4.929 of 5 stars
$170.80
+0.6%
$210.38
+23.2%
-6.7%$43.83B$9.23B68.8723,854Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CWST
Casella Waste Systems
4.2661 of 5 stars
$92.91
+1.2%
$112.38
+21.0%
-16.2%$5.90B$1.56B516.175,100Analyst Forecast
RSG
Republic Services
4.8864 of 5 stars
$223.03
-0.5%
$260.58
+16.8%
+7.0%$69.63B$16.37B32.9942,000Analyst Forecast
WM
Waste Management
4.9192 of 5 stars
$217.68
-0.9%
$255.17
+17.2%
+0.0%$87.69B$23.95B32.3061,700Analyst Forecast
SPGI
S&P Global
4.987 of 5 stars
$478.28
-0.3%
$614.46
+28.5%
-8.6%$146.49B$14.70B36.7942,350Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DASH
DoorDash
3.5044 of 5 stars
$281.74
+3.9%
$275.27
-2.3%
+83.1%$120.36B$10.72B156.5223,700Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
MELI
MercadoLibre
4.8314 of 5 stars
$2,154.22
-0.9%
$2,822.78
+31.0%
+0.7%$109.21B$24.10B53.2018,282Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RELX
Relx
3.6187 of 5 stars
$46.40
0.0%
N/A-6.7%$85.04B$12.06B24.9536,400
PYPL
PayPal
4.8172 of 5 stars
$71.29
+2.9%
$84.50
+18.5%
-14.5%$68.11B$31.80B15.2324,400Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
TCOM
Trip.com Group
4.5981 of 5 stars
$71.39
-2.6%
$76.98
+7.8%
+20.3%$46.64B$7.30B19.5641,073Positive News
RDDT
Reddit
3.3554 of 5 stars
$203.61
-1.7%
$201.58
-1.0%
+166.9%$38.11B$1.67B185.102,233Analyst Forecast

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