Waste Management (WM) Competitors $217.68 -2.08 (-0.95%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$217.35 -0.33 (-0.15%) As of 07:08 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 WM vs. CLH, RSG, WCN, ROL, TTEK, CWST, ABM, TISI, XYL, and VLTOShould you be buying Waste Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Management include Clean Harbors (CLH), Republic Services (RSG), Waste Connections (WCN), Rollins (ROL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Xylem (XYL), and Veralto (VLTO). Waste Management vs. Its Competitors Clean Harbors Republic Services Waste Connections Rollins Tetra Tech Casella Waste Systems ABM Industries Team Xylem Veralto Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) 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, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is WM or CLH more profitable? Waste Management has a net margin of 11.36% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.48%. Waste Management's return on equity of 34.37% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Management11.36% 34.37% 6.91% Clean Harbors 6.48%14.82%5.24% Which has more risk & volatility, WM or CLH? Waste Management has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WM or CLH? In the previous week, Waste Management had 40 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Waste Management and 9 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Waste Management's score of 0.67 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Management 30 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clean Harbors 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WM or CLH? Waste Management currently has a consensus target price of $255.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.22%. Clean Harbors has a consensus target price of $262.45, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Waste Management's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Clean Harbors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Management 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72Clean Harbors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WM or CLH? Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Harbors. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clean Harbors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaste Management$23.95B3.66$2.75B$6.7432.30Clean Harbors$5.89B2.10$402.30M$7.1232.46 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WM or CLH? 80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Clean Harbors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryWaste Management beats Clean Harbors on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Waste Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 WM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaste ManagementWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$87.69B$10.98B$35.71B$22.12BDividend Yield1.52%1.19%2.84%3.56%P/E Ratio32.3039.3526.7629.95Price / Sales3.6616.00748.1470.66Price / Cash16.5917.4028.6518.33Price / Book10.584.028.404.65Net Income$2.75B$245.70M$197.71M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.71%0.99%3.14%1.21%1 Month Performance-1.09%8.78%14.32%3.21%1 Year Performance4.61%7.07%62.90%14.02% Waste Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMWaste Management4.957 of 5 stars$217.68-0.9%$255.17+17.2%+5.6%$87.69B$23.95B32.3061,700CLHClean Harbors4.6775 of 5 stars$233.37+0.6%$262.45+12.5%-7.0%$12.50B$5.89B32.7322,796Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRSGRepublic Services4.9326 of 5 stars$228.75+0.2%$260.58+13.9%+11.7%$71.44B$16.03B33.8542,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.9219 of 5 stars$173.59+0.7%$213.00+22.7%-1.2%$44.55B$8.92B70.0023,854Analyst ForecastROLRollins3.8258 of 5 stars$58.420.0%$62.18+6.4%+17.9%$28.32B$3.39B57.8620,265TTEKTetra Tech4.2877 of 5 stars$33.62+0.9%$41.00+22.0%-30.2%$8.83B$5.20B42.0230,000Analyst DowngradeCWSTCasella Waste Systems4.0648 of 5 stars$90.77+1.3%$114.38+26.0%-7.2%$5.77B$1.56B504.765,100Analyst ForecastABMABM Industries4.7348 of 5 stars$45.61-0.4%$55.67+22.1%-9.2%$2.79B$8.36B24.78117,000Analyst UpgradeTISITeam0.6003 of 5 stars$16.56-2.9%N/A-26.0%$74.52M$852.27M-1.425,400XYLXylem4.3859 of 5 stars$143.93+0.6%$152.33+5.8%+12.4%$35.07B$8.56B37.4223,000Positive NewsVLTOVeralto3.5571 of 5 stars$105.02+0.4%$114.25+8.8%-4.3%$26.08B$5.19B29.3617,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLH Competitors RSG Competitors WCN Competitors ROL Competitors TTEK Competitors CWST Competitors ABM Competitors TISI Competitors XYL Competitors VLTO 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:WM) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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