CGI (GIB.A) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCN or GIB.A?

61.7% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of CGI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CGI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WCN or GIB.A more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.81%. CGI's return on equity of 19.51% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.81%	11.86%	5.00%
CGI	11.51%	19.51%	9.35%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WCN or GIB.A?

CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. CGI 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
Waste Connections	C$9.23B	6.98	C$662.45M	C$2.48	101.08
CGI	C$15.56B	1.89	C$1.67B	C$7.55	17.46

Is WCN or GIB.A a better dividend stock?

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CGI pays an annual dividend of C$0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Waste Connections pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CGI pays out 6.0% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, WCN or GIB.A?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.382561, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.404753, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WCN or GIB.A?

In the previous week, Waste Connections and Waste Connections both had 1 articles in the media. CGI's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.46 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer WCN or GIB.A?

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of C$265.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.72%. CGI has a consensus price target of C$179.40, indicating a potential upside of 36.08%. Given CGI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.

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
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

CGI beats Waste Connections on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.