GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to GFL or WCN?

In the previous week, Waste Connections had 17 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Waste Connections and 5 mentions for GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.35 indicating that GFL Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GFL Environmental	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GFL or WCN more profitable?

Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.92% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.54%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.54% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	-7.54%	3.50%	1.25%
Waste Connections	6.92%	15.54%	6.33%

Do analysts rate GFL or WCN?

GFL Environmental currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.69%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $201.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Waste Connections' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Is GFL or WCN a better dividend stock?

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. GFL Environmental pays out -4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 52.7% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GFL or WCN?

Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental 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
GFL Environmental	$5.57B	3.28	$33.63M	-$1.33	-34.86
Waste Connections	$8.92B	5.42	$617.57M	$2.39	78.41

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GFL or WCN?

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFL or WCN?

Waste Connections received 763 more outperform votes than GFL Environmental when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.11% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 69.28% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GFL Environmental	Outperform Votes 106 69.28%	Underperform Votes 47 30.72%
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 869 75.11%	Underperform Votes 288 24.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, GFL or WCN?

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Connections beats GFL Environmental on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.