RSG vs. WM, ROL, CLH, TTEK, CWST, ABM, TISI, WCN, XYL, and VLTO
Should you be buying Republic Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Republic Services include Waste Management (WM), Rollins (ROL), Clean Harbors (CLH), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Waste Connections (WCN), Xylem (XYL), and Veralto (VLTO).
Republic Services vs. Its Competitors
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Waste Management had 51 more articles in the media than Republic Services. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Waste Management and 28 mentions for Republic Services. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Waste Management's score of 0.34 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Waste Management presently has a consensus price target of $251.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Republic Services has a consensus price target of $252.68, indicating a potential upside of 6.37%. Given Waste Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Republic Services.
Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Republic Services. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Republic Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Waste Management pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Republic Services pays out 35.0% 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 22 consecutive years and Republic Services has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.
Waste Management has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Republic Services has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Republic Services has a net margin of 12.88% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 11.67%. Waste Management's return on equity of 35.67% beat Republic Services' return on equity.
Summary
Waste Management beats Republic Services on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:RSG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
