Waste Management (WM) Competitors

Waste Management currently has a consensus price target of $255.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.82%. Republic Services has a consensus price target of $246.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Republic Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Republic Services is more favorable than Waste Management.

Republic Services has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 10.99%. Waste Management's return on equity of 31.90% beat Republic Services' return on equity.

80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Republic Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Republic Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Waste Management pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Republic Services pays out 36.2% 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 Republic Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Waste Management had 18 more articles in the media than Republic Services. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Waste Management and 23 mentions for Republic Services. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Waste Management's score of 0.24 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 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.

Waste Management presently has a consensus price target of $255.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.82%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $203.35, suggesting a potential upside of 33.92%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Waste Management.

In the previous week, Waste Management had 33 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Waste Management and 8 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Waste Management's score of 0.24 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Rollins has a net margin of 13.77% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 10.99%. Rollins' return on equity of 38.37% beat Waste Management's return on equity.

In the previous week, Waste Management had 17 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Waste Management and 24 mentions for Rollins. Rollins' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Waste Management's score of 0.24 indicating that Rollins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Waste Management presently has a consensus price target of $255.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.82%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $65.27, suggesting a potential upside of 21.34%. Given Rollins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rollins is more favorable than Waste Management.

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

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Waste Management pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 67.0% 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 Rollins has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Rollins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Tetra Tech has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Waste Management has a net margin of 10.99% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 8.58%. Waste Management's return on equity of 31.90% beat Tetra Tech's return on equity.

In the previous week, Waste Management had 30 more articles in the media than Tetra Tech. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Waste Management and 11 mentions for Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Waste Management's score of 0.24 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

93.9% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tetra Tech currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.36%. Waste Management has a consensus price target of $255.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.82%. Given Tetra Tech's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Waste Management.

Tetra Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Tetra Tech pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Management pays out 54.7% 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. Tetra Tech has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Waste Management has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.