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
Stantec (TSE:STN) and Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
55.0% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Stantec 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Waste Connections had 3 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Waste Connections and 1 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.01 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Stantec has a beta of 0.921545, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.398821, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Stantec presently has a consensus target price of C$155.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of C$265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Stantec.
Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Stantec pays out 22.8% 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. Stantec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Waste Connections beats Stantec on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:STN) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
