GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GFL or WCN?

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 1 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for GFL Environmental. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat GFL Environmental's score of -0.11 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GFL or WCN?

Waste Connections has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental 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
GFL Environmental	C$7.88B	3.18	-C$594.65M	-C$1.52	-42.53
Waste Connections	C$6.13B	7.45	C$662.45M	C$5.17	48.52

Is GFL or WCN a better dividend stock?

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GFL Environmental pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 30.0% 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.

Do analysts prefer GFL or WCN?

Waste Connections has a consensus target price of C$265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.57%. Given Waste Connections' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is GFL or WCN more profitable?

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.55%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 11.86% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.55%	-8.41%	1.22%
Waste Connections	10.81%	11.86%	5.00%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GFL or WCN?

78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, GFL or WCN?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Connections beats GFL Environmental on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.