Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors $175.71 -0.36 (-0.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$175.68 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 06:05 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WCN vs. CWST, RSG, WM, PDD, SPGI, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, and TCOMShould 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 Casella Waste Systems Republic Services Waste Management PDD S&P Global MercadoLibre DoorDash Relx PayPal Trip.com Group Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Does the media favor CWST or WCN? 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 news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CWST or WCN? Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CWST or WCN? Casella Waste Systems currently has a consensus price target of $123.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.46%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Casella Waste Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Casella Waste Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Is CWST or WCN more profitable? 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 Casella Waste Systems0.64% 4.97% 2.40% Waste Connections 6.97%15.72%6.32% Which has better valuation & earnings, CWST or WCN? 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 RatioCasella Waste Systems$1.56B3.68$13.54M$0.18501.44Waste Connections$8.92B5.06$617.57M$2.4870.85 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CWST or WCN? 99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned 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. SummaryWaste Connections beats Casella Waste Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. 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 WCN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaste ConnectionsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$45.18B$10.95B$26.48B$21.50BDividend Yield0.72%1.19%2.73%3.49%P/E Ratio70.8537.0227.0929.84Price / Sales5.0614.50816.1351.75Price / Cash18.8317.4325.8718.13Price / Book5.773.957.704.65Net Income$617.57M$245.70M$199.52M$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.53%9.56%6.46%0.79%1 Month Performance-4.91%17.31%20.05%4.54%1 Year Performance-5.37%-0.70%50.67%16.76% Waste Connections Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCNWaste Connections4.9269 of 5 stars$175.71-0.2%$215.00+22.4%-5.2%$45.18B$8.92B70.8523,854News CoverageCWSTCasella Waste Systems4.1433 of 5 stars$93.24-1.5%$123.17+32.1%-15.7%$5.92B$1.56B518.005,100Short Interest ↑RSGRepublic Services4.9515 of 5 stars$227.98-0.8%$262.17+15.0%+11.0%$71.18B$16.37B33.7242,000Positive NewsWMWaste Management4.7933 of 5 stars$219.03-0.5%$254.35+16.1%+4.9%$88.23B$23.95B32.5061,700Ex-DividendPDDPDD3.8641 of 5 stars$125.03+0.3%$137.82+10.2%+32.1%$174.06B$53.96B13.5623,465Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.9051 of 5 stars$546.31+1.5%$611.69+12.0%+5.0%$166.79B$14.21B42.0242,350Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMELIMercadoLibre4.7029 of 5 stars$2,346.96-2.9%$2,817.22+20.0%+10.2%$118.99B$20.78B57.9618,282Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDASHDoorDash3.514 of 5 stars$250.60+1.5%$264.65+5.6%+96.4%$107.06B$10.72B139.2223,700RELXRelx2.4944 of 5 stars$47.38+0.7%N/A-2.5%$86.91B$12.06B25.4736,400PYPLPayPal4.8251 of 5 stars$68.40+0.2%$85.00+24.3%-4.6%$65.35B$31.80B14.6224,400Trending NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.0943 of 5 stars$73.02+0.3%$76.98+5.4%+56.2%$47.70B$7.30B20.0141,073Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CWST Alternatives RSG Alternatives WM Alternatives PDD Alternatives SPGI Alternatives MELI Alternatives DASH Alternatives RELX Alternatives PYPL Alternatives TCOM Alternatives 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:WCN) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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