Grab (GRAB) Competitors

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media prefer WCN or GRAB?

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 7 more articles in the media than Grab. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Waste Connections and 19 mentions for Grab. Grab's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.63 indicating that Grab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grab	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WCN or GRAB?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Grab. Grab 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
Waste Connections	$8.92B	5.67	$617.57M	$2.39	81.94
Grab	$2.80B	5.73	-$434M	-$0.02	-199.00

Is WCN or GRAB more profitable?

Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.92% compared to Grab's net margin of -3.72%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.54% beat Grab's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	6.92%	15.54%	6.33%
Grab	-3.72%	-1.63%	-1.21%

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

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Grab shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Grab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WCN or GRAB?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grab has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WCN or GRAB?

Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of $204.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.39%. Grab has a consensus price target of $5.62, indicating a potential upside of 41.27%. Given Grab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grab is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Grab	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WCN or GRAB?

Waste Connections received 829 more outperform votes than Grab when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.94% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 51.25% of users gave Grab an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 870 74.94%	Underperform Votes 291 25.06%
Grab	Outperform Votes 41 51.25%	Underperform Votes 39 48.75%

Summary

Waste Connections beats Grab on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.