GIB.A vs. WCN, CCO, RBA, GFL, STN, QBR.A, QBR.B, MEG, SJ, and NVEI
Should you be buying CGI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CGI include Waste Connections (WCN), Cameco (CCO), 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.
CGI vs. Its Competitors
CGI (TSE:GIB.A) and Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
CGI has a beta of 0.303644, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.388195, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CGI presently has a consensus target price of C$174.90, indicating a potential upside of 42.59%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of C$260.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Given CGI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.
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.
34.0% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CGI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
CGI pays an annual dividend of C$0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CGI pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 49.6% 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.
In the previous week, Waste Connections had 5 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Waste Connections and 0 mentions for CGI. CGI's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.70 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
CGI beats Waste Connections on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:GIB.A) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
