STN vs. WCN, CCO, GIB.A, RBA, GFL, QBR.A, QBR.B, MEG, SJ, and NVEI
Should you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Waste Connections (WCN), Cameco (CCO), CGI (GIB.A), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), 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.
Stantec vs. Its Competitors
Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and Stantec (TSE:STN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Waste Connections pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 22.8% 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. Stantec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Stantec's net margin of 4.78%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.08% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.
Waste Connections has a beta of 0.388195, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.866426, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Stantec had 10 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Stantec and 4 mentions for Waste Connections. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.56 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Waste Connections currently has a consensus target price of C$260.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$156.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.81%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Stantec.
Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
62.4% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Stantec beats Waste Connections on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:STN) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
