Rollins (ROL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WM or ROL?

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
Waste Management	$21.39B	4.11	$2.30B	$6.54	33.45
Rollins	$3.31B	7.23	$434.96M	$0.96	51.50

Is WM or ROL 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
Waste Management	12.35%	39.88%	8.73%
Rollins	14.18%	38.67%	17.40%

Which has more volatility and risk, WM or ROL?

Waste Management has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WM or ROL?

Waste Management received 264 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Management	Outperform Votes 590 66.52%	Underperform Votes 297 33.48%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 326 61.98%	Underperform Votes 200 38.02%

Is WM or ROL a better dividend stock?

Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Waste Management pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 68.8% 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 raised 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.

Does the media refer more to WM or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 4 more articles in the media than Waste Management. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Rollins and 29 mentions for Waste Management. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Rollins' score of 0.38 indicating that Waste Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Management	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend WM or ROL?

Waste Management currently has a consensus price target of $226.11, indicating a potential upside of 3.35%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $49.83, indicating a potential upside of 0.80%. Given Waste Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are owned 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.

Summary

Waste Management beats Rollins on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.