Rollins (ROL) Competitors

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROL or WM?

Waste Management received 268 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.70% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rollins	Outperform Votes 329 61.73%	Underperform Votes 204 38.27%
Waste Management	Outperform Votes 597 66.70%	Underperform Votes 298 33.30%

Is ROL or WM a better dividend stock?

Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rollins pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Management pays out 45.9% 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 Management has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ROL or WM more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 14.18% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.35%. Waste Management's return on equity of 39.88% beat Rollins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rollins	14.18%	38.67%	17.40%
Waste Management	12.35%	39.88%	8.73%

Do analysts recommend ROL or WM?

Rollins currently has a consensus target price of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.40%. Waste Management has a consensus target price of $230.72, suggesting a potential upside of 8.94%. Given Waste Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROL or WM?

51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Rollins shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ROL or WM?

In the previous week, Waste Management had 3 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Waste Management and 24 mentions for Rollins. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Rollins' score of 0.37 indicating that Waste Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rollins	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Waste Management	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, ROL or WM?

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Rollins. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, 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
Rollins	$3.07B	7.63	$434.96M	$0.96	50.42
Waste Management	$20.43B	4.16	$2.30B	$6.54	32.38

Which has more risk & volatility, ROL or WM?

Rollins has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Management beats Rollins on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.