Cameco (CCO) Competitors

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

Is WCN or CCO more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.81%	11.86%	5.00%
Cameco	4.17%	1.89%	2.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, WCN or CCO?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WCN or CCO?

In the previous week, Waste Connections and Waste Connections both had 1 articles in the media. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Cameco's score of 0.02 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cameco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WCN or CCO?

89.6% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WCN or CCO?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Waste Connections is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, 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	C$6.13B	7.58	C$662.45M	C$5.17	49.40
Cameco	C$2.83B	16.20	C$117.81M	C$0.26	393.25

Do analysts rate WCN or CCO?

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of C$265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.68%. Cameco has a consensus price target of C$106.31, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.43
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.31

Is WCN or CCO a better dividend stock?

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cameco pays out 45.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Waste Connections beats Cameco on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.