Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Competitors

Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CWST or ROL?

Rollins has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Rollins 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casella Waste Systems	$1.26B	5.55	$25.40M	$0.12	923.92
Rollins	$3.07B	7.66	$434.96M	$0.96	50.61

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CWST or ROL?

Casella Waste Systems received 48 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave Casella Waste Systems an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Casella Waste Systems	Outperform Votes 377 64.12%	Underperform Votes 211 35.88%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 329 61.73%	Underperform Votes 204 38.27%

Is CWST or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 14.18% compared to Casella Waste Systems' net margin of 0.46%. Rollins' return on equity of 38.67% beat Casella Waste Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casella Waste Systems	0.46%	3.04%	1.32%
Rollins	14.18%	38.67%	17.40%

Do analysts rate CWST or ROL?

Casella Waste Systems currently has a consensus price target of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $51.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.00%. Given Rollins' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rollins is more favorable than Casella Waste Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casella Waste Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CWST or ROL?

Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CWST or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 15 more articles in the media than Casella Waste Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Rollins and 5 mentions for Casella Waste Systems. Casella Waste Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Rollins' score of 0.38 indicating that Casella Waste Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Casella Waste Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rollins	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CWST or ROL?

99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rollins beats Casella Waste Systems on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.