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

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), PDD (PDD), S&P Global (SPGI), MercadoLibre (MELI), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), and Trip.com Group (TCOM).

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 6 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Waste Connections and 14 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Casella Waste Systems' score of 0.56 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Casella Waste Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 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$8.92B5.10$617.57M$2.4871.38
Casella Waste Systems$1.56B3.72$13.54M$0.18507.24

Waste Connections currently has a consensus target price of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.45%. Casella Waste Systems has a consensus target price of $123.17, suggesting a potential upside of 34.90%. Given Casella Waste Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.11
Casella Waste Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Connections beats Casella Waste Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WCN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$45.50B$11.00B$26.51B$21.55B
Dividend Yield0.72%1.19%2.73%3.49%
P/E Ratio71.3638.7627.1229.81
Price / Sales5.1015.23816.9454.22
Price / Cash18.8317.4325.8718.13
Price / Book5.814.007.814.66
Net Income$617.57M$245.70M$199.52M$999.94M
7 Day Performance-0.80%9.48%7.32%0.98%
1 Month Performance-4.20%17.03%21.24%4.75%
1 Year Performance-4.66%-1.22%51.49%16.89%

Waste Connections Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WCN
Waste Connections
4.9255 of 5 stars
$176.14
+0.0%
$215.00
+22.1%
-5.2%$45.31B$8.92B71.0623,854News Coverage
CWST
Casella Waste Systems
4.1394 of 5 stars
$93.24
-1.5%
$123.17
+32.1%
-15.7%$5.92B$1.56B518.005,100Short Interest ↑
RSG
Republic Services
4.9543 of 5 stars
$227.98
-0.8%
$262.17
+15.0%
+11.0%$71.18B$16.37B33.7242,000Positive News
WM
Waste Management
4.773 of 5 stars
$219.03
-0.5%
$254.35
+16.1%
+4.9%$88.23B$23.95B32.5061,700Ex-Dividend
PDD
PDD
3.8788 of 5 stars
$125.03
+0.3%
$137.82
+10.2%
+32.1%$174.06B$53.96B13.5623,465Positive News
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9009 of 5 stars
$546.31
+1.5%
$611.69
+12.0%
+5.0%$166.79B$14.21B42.0242,350Positive News
MELI
MercadoLibre
4.7237 of 5 stars
$2,346.96
-2.9%
$2,817.22
+20.0%
+10.2%$118.99B$20.78B57.9618,282Positive News
High Trading Volume
DASH
DoorDash
3.5148 of 5 stars
$250.60
+1.5%
$264.65
+5.6%
+96.4%$107.06B$10.72B139.2223,700
RELX
Relx
2.4954 of 5 stars
$47.38
+0.7%
N/A-2.5%$86.91B$12.06B25.4736,400
PYPL
PayPal
4.8314 of 5 stars
$68.40
+0.2%
$85.00
+24.3%
-4.6%$65.35B$31.80B14.6224,400Positive News
TCOM
Trip.com Group
4.0997 of 5 stars
$73.02
+0.3%
$76.98
+5.4%
+56.2%$47.70B$7.30B20.0141,073Positive News

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