Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

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WCN vs. CWST, RSG, WM, UBER, and PDD

Should you buy Waste Connections stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Waste Connections with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Waste Connections include Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Republic Services (RSG), Waste Management (WM), Uber Technologies (UBER), and PDD (PDD).

How does Waste Connections compare to Casella Waste Systems?

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

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

Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Casella Waste Systems presently has a consensus target price of $111.13, indicating a potential upside of 26.47%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $203.35, indicating a potential upside of 31.81%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Casella Waste Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casella Waste Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Casella Waste Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Casella Waste Systems and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Casella Waste Systems' score of 0.35 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casella Waste Systems	$1.84B	3.04	$7.87M	$0.11	798.82
Waste Connections	$9.47B	4.16	$1.08B	$4.10	37.63

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.97% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.38%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 16.49% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casella Waste Systems	0.38%	5.19%	2.48%
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%

Summary

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

How does Waste Connections compare to Republic Services?

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.97%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.57% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	13.00%	18.57%	6.53%
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%

Republic Services presently has a consensus price target of $245.15, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $203.35, indicating a potential upside of 31.81%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Republic Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Republic Services	$16.59B	3.85	$2.14B	$6.97	29.76
Waste Connections	$9.47B	4.16	$1.08B	$4.10	37.63

57.7% of Republic Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Republic Services pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 34.1% 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. Republic Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Waste Connections has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Republic Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Republic Services had 7 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Republic Services and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.39 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Republic Services	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Republic Services and Waste Connections tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Waste Connections compare to Waste Management?

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) 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 analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Waste Management had 22 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Waste Management and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.39 indicating that Waste Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Management	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Waste Management has a net margin of 10.99% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.97%. Waste Management's return on equity of 31.90% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	10.99%	31.90%	6.76%
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%

Waste Management currently has a consensus target price of $255.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.17%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $203.35, suggesting a potential upside of 31.81%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Waste Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Waste Management pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 34.1% 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 Management has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Waste Connections has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Management	$25.20B	3.45	$2.71B	$6.91	31.31
Waste Connections	$9.47B	4.16	$1.08B	$4.10	37.63

Summary

Waste Management beats Waste Connections on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Waste Connections compare to Uber Technologies?

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. Uber Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Connections	$9.47B	4.16	$1.08B	$4.10	37.63
Uber Technologies	$52.02B	2.74	$10.05B	$4.01	17.47

In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 110 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for Uber Technologies and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.39 indicating that Uber Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Uber Technologies	83 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of $203.35, suggesting a potential upside of 31.81%. Uber Technologies has a consensus price target of $104.97, suggesting a potential upside of 49.87%. Given Uber Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Uber Technologies 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)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Uber Technologies	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Uber Technologies has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.97%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 41.40% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%
Uber Technologies	15.91%	41.40%	18.21%

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats Waste Connections on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Waste Connections compare to PDD?

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

In the previous week, PDD had 3 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PDD and 6 mentions for Waste Connections. PDD's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.39 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PDD	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of $203.35, indicating a potential upside of 31.81%. PDD has a consensus price target of $137.86, indicating a potential upside of 41.78%. Given PDD's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PDD 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)	14 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PDD	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

PDD has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. PDD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Connections	$9.47B	4.16	$1.08B	$4.10	37.63
PDD	$61.75B	2.24	$13.99B	$9.40	10.34

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PDD has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.97%. PDD's return on equity of 26.57% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.97%	16.49%	6.45%
PDD	23.01%	26.57%	16.99%

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

PDD beats Waste Connections on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WCN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Waste Connections	Waste Removal Svcs Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$39.37B	$9.87B	$6.58B	$23.24B
Dividend Yield	0.90%	1.10%	3.02%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	37.63	71.39	29.93	31.03
Price / Sales	4.16	35.09	421.84	24.91
Price / Cash	15.50	12.94	24.55	25.10
Price / Book	4.89	14.78	6.88	4.78
Net Income	$1.08B	$387.83M	$203.70M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.16%	-0.83%	3.39%	3.11%
1 Month Performance	-6.96%	-7.03%	0.52%	2.28%
1 Year Performance	-21.56%	-2.20%	35.35%	29.97%

Waste Connections Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WCN Waste Connections	4.9385 of 5 stars	$154.27 -0.9%	$203.35 +31.8%	-20.8%	$39.37B	$9.47B	37.63	24,214
CWST Casella Waste Systems	4.0138 of 5 stars	$88.10 +3.4%	$111.13 +26.1%	-24.4%	$5.42B	$1.84B	800.98	5,600
RSG Republic Services	4.9917 of 5 stars	$214.43 +2.9%	$245.15 +14.3%	-17.4%	$64.09B	$16.70B	30.77	42,000
WM Waste Management	4.8181 of 5 stars	$222.78 +1.3%	$255.67 +14.8%	-8.0%	$88.27B	$25.20B	32.24	60,500
UBER Uber Technologies	4.8887 of 5 stars	$75.06 0.0%	$105.11 +40.0%	-18.2%	$152.85B	$52.02B	18.72	34,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast

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Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

WCN vs. CWST, RSG, WM, UBER, and PDD

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Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

WCN vs. CWST, RSG, WM, UBER, and PDD

How does Waste Connections compare to Casella Waste Systems?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CWST or WCN?

Which has more volatility and risk, CWST or WCN?

Do analysts recommend CWST or WCN?

Does the media favor CWST or WCN?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CWST or WCN?

Is CWST or WCN more profitable?

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How does Waste Connections compare to Republic Services?

Is RSG or WCN more profitable?

Do analysts recommend RSG or WCN?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RSG or WCN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RSG or WCN?

Is RSG or WCN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, RSG or WCN?

Does the media favor RSG or WCN?

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How does Waste Connections compare to Waste Management?

Does the media prefer WM or WCN?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WM or WCN?

Is WM or WCN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer WM or WCN?

Is WM or WCN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, WM or WCN?

Which has better earnings & valuation, WM or WCN?

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How does Waste Connections compare to Uber Technologies?

Which has more risk & volatility, WCN or UBER?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WCN or UBER?

Does the media refer more to WCN or UBER?

Do analysts recommend WCN or UBER?

Is WCN or UBER more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCN or UBER?

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How does Waste Connections compare to PDD?

Does the media refer more to WCN or PDD?

Do analysts recommend WCN or PDD?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WCN or PDD?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WCN or PDD?

Is WCN or PDD more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, WCN or PDD?

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