Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.98% compared to RB Global's net margin of 9.32%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 12.83% beat RB Global's return on equity.

RB Global has a beta of 0.271126, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.482716, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

RB Global presently has a consensus target price of C$124.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.65%. Given RB Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe RB Global is more favorable than Waste Connections.

RB Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. RB Global pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 32.4% 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.

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. Waste Connections is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RB Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 2 more articles in the media than RB Global. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for RB Global. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.33 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

80.9% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of RB Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CGI pays an annual dividend of C$0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CGI pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 32.4% 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.

CGI has a beta of 0.089216, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.482716, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

35.9% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CGI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CGI has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.98%. CGI's return on equity of 19.51% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

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.

CGI presently has a consensus target price of C$127.46, suggesting a potential upside of 39.59%. Given CGI's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.

In the previous week, CGI had 17 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CGI and 4 mentions for Waste Connections. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat CGI's score of -0.21 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 1 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Waste Connections and 3 mentions for GFL Environmental. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat GFL Environmental's score of 0.21 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.232146, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.482716, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.98% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of 3.12%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 12.83% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

47.9% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GFL Environmental pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 32.4% 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.

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental. Waste Connections is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GFL Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 21.4% 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 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.

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.482716, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.7562, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Stantec's net margin of 6.47%. Stantec's return on equity of 15.28% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

In the previous week, Waste Connections and Waste Connections both had 4 articles in the media. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Stantec's score of -0.86 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the media.

59.0% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Stantec has a consensus target price of C$159.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.53%. Given Stantec's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stantec is more favorable than Waste Connections.