CCO vs. WCN, GIB.A, RBA, GFL, STN, QBR.A, QBR.B, MEG, SJ, and NVEI
Should you be buying Cameco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cameco include Waste Connections (WCN), CGI (GIB.A), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), Stantec (STN), Quebecor (QBR.A), Quebecor (QBR.B), MEG Energy (MEG), Stella-Jones (SJ), and Nuvei (NVEI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Cameco vs. Its Competitors
Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and Cameco (TSE:CCO) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Waste Connections pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 13.1% 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 Connections has a beta of 0.382561, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.065027, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.7% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Cameco's net margin of 4.17%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 11.86% beat Cameco's return on equity.
Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Cameco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Waste Connections currently has a consensus target price of C$265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.29%. Cameco has a consensus target price of C$109.69, suggesting a potential upside of 3.01%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Cameco.
In the previous week, Cameco had 11 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cameco and 1 mentions for Waste Connections. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.18 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Waste Connections beats Cameco on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:CCO) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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