MEG Energy (MEG) Competitors

GFL Environmental (TSE:GFL) and MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is GFL or MEG a better dividend stock?

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GFL Environmental pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% 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.

Does the media prefer GFL or MEG?

In the previous week, MEG Energy had 2 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MEG Energy and 1 mentions for GFL Environmental. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat GFL Environmental's score of -0.34 indicating that MEG Energy 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MEG Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, GFL or MEG?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GFL or MEG?

MEG Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, 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	3.24	-C$594.65M	-C$1.52	-43.36
MEG Energy	C$5.39B	1.30	C$487.47M	C$1.89	14.37

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GFL or MEG?

78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFL or MEG more profitable?

MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.55%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.55%	-8.41%	1.22%
MEG Energy	9.04%	11.06%	8.96%

Do analysts prefer GFL or MEG?

MEG Energy has a consensus target price of C$30.61, suggesting a potential upside of 12.83%. Given MEG Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MEG Energy 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
MEG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

MEG Energy beats GFL Environmental on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.