Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Competitors $114.51 +2.92 (+2.62%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.41 -1.10 (-0.96%) As of 07/3/2025 04:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CWST vs. RSG, WCN, ROL, CLH, TTEK, ABM, TISI, WM, VLTO, and GFLShould you be buying Casella Waste Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Casella Waste Systems include Republic Services (RSG), Waste Connections (WCN), Rollins (ROL), Clean Harbors (CLH), Tetra Tech (TTEK), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Waste Management (WM), Veralto (VLTO), and GFL Environmental (GFL). Casella Waste Systems vs. Its Competitors Republic Services Waste Connections Rollins Clean Harbors Tetra Tech ABM Industries Team Waste Management Veralto GFL Environmental Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, CWST or RSG? Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CWST or RSG? In the previous week, Republic Services had 18 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Republic Services and 5 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Casella Waste Systems' score of 0.57 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Casella Waste Systems 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Republic Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CWST or RSG? Casella Waste Systems presently has a consensus target price of $122.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.12%. Republic Services has a consensus target price of $252.68, suggesting a potential upside of 4.79%. Given Casella Waste Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Republic Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Casella Waste Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Republic Services 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is CWST or RSG more profitable? Republic Services has a net margin of 12.88% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.79%. Republic Services' return on equity of 18.28% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Casella Waste Systems0.79% 4.69% 2.20% Republic Services 12.88%18.28%6.41% Which has better earnings and valuation, CWST or RSG? Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Republic Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casella Waste Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCasella Waste Systems$1.56B4.67$13.54M$0.22520.50Republic Services$16.03B4.70$2.04B$6.6336.37 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CWST or RSG? 99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRepublic Services beats Casella Waste Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Casella Waste Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CWST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CWST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CWST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCasella Waste SystemsWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.27B$10.16B$13.09B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A1.30%2.54%3.99%P/E Ratio520.5235.5328.8720.25Price / Sales4.6710.4940.66119.26Price / Cash22.5617.6826.1328.59Price / Book4.683.686.295.65Net Income$13.54M$221.89M$188.88M$249.15M7 Day Performance-0.75%0.08%2.74%2.91%1 Month Performance-1.78%0.39%3.04%4.11%1 Year Performance16.93%14.55%28.89%20.98% Casella Waste Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWSTCasella Waste Systems3.3838 of 5 stars$114.51+2.6%$122.67+7.1%+16.9%$7.27B$1.56B520.525,100RSGRepublic Services4.596 of 5 stars$246.48+0.9%$252.68+2.5%+23.7%$77.03B$16.03B37.1840,000News CoveragePositive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.7405 of 5 stars$186.81+0.5%$212.29+13.6%+1.5%$48.27B$8.92B76.8822,100News CoverageAnalyst RevisionROLRollins3.5036 of 5 stars$56.49+0.6%$58.78+4.0%+12.0%$27.38B$3.39B57.0617,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCLHClean Harbors4.2569 of 5 stars$231.29+0.1%$257.67+11.4%+5.2%$12.39B$5.89B32.0322,796Positive NewsTTEKTetra Tech2.9279 of 5 stars$35.96+0.9%$41.00+14.0%-11.7%$9.48B$5.20B52.2730,000Positive NewsABMABM Industries4.4721 of 5 stars$47.22+1.8%$55.00+16.5%-3.1%$2.94B$8.50B38.08117,000Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeTISITeam0.9864 of 5 stars$18.16+0.8%N/A+128.0%$81.54M$852.27M-1.605,400Trending NewsWMWaste Management4.865 of 5 stars$228.92+0.3%$251.00+9.6%+7.7%$92.12B$22.06B34.5349,500VLTOVeralto2.964 of 5 stars$101.030.0%$110.09+9.0%+8.5%$25.04B$5.28B28.8717,000Positive NewsGFLGFL Environmental4.432 of 5 stars$50.53+1.6%$54.50+7.9%+22.7%$18.53B$5.62B10.3520,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Republic Services Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Rollins Alternatives Clean Harbors Alternatives Tetra Tech Alternatives ABM Industries Alternatives Team Alternatives Waste Management Alternatives Veralto Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CWST) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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