Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCO or WCN?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Cameco. Cameco 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
Cameco	C$3.57B	13.19	C$117.81M	C$1.22	88.64
Waste Connections	C$9.23B	6.79	C$662.45M	C$2.48	98.32

Which has more risk & volatility, CCO or WCN?

Cameco has a beta of 1.130125, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.398821, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CCO or WCN?

Cameco currently has a consensus price target of C$109.69, suggesting a potential upside of 1.44%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of C$265.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Cameco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.23
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.43

Does the media prefer CCO or WCN?

In the previous week, Cameco had 2 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cameco and 4 mentions for Waste Connections. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.19 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cameco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CCO or WCN a better dividend stock?

Cameco pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cameco pays out 13.1% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCO or WCN?

47.4% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cameco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCO or WCN more profitable?

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Cameco's net margin of 4.17%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 11.86% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cameco	4.17%	1.89%	2.38%
Waste Connections	10.81%	11.86%	5.00%

Summary

Waste Connections beats Cameco on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.