Rollins (ROL) Competitors

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

Is ROL or WM more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.45%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Waste Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%
Waste Management	12.45%	37.93%	7.99%

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

51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Rollins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ROL or WM?

In the previous week, Waste Management had 10 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Waste Management and 32 mentions for Rollins. Waste Management's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Rollins' score of 0.68 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Management	18 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ROL or WM a better dividend stock?

Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.30 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 48.5% 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 22 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROL or WM?

Waste Management received 273 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.70% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rollins	Outperform Votes 332 61.37%	Underperform Votes 209 38.63%
Waste Management	Outperform Votes 605 66.70%	Underperform Votes 302 33.30%

Do analysts prefer ROL or WM?

Rollins currently has a consensus target price of $52.83, suggesting a potential downside of 4.61%. Waste Management has a consensus target price of $237.76, suggesting a potential upside of 2.75%. Given Waste Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has higher valuation and 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	$3.39B	7.93	$466.38M	$0.96	57.69
Waste Management	$22.06B	4.22	$2.75B	$6.80	34.03

Which has more volatility & risk, ROL or WM?

Rollins has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Management beats Rollins on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.