Stantec (STN) Competitors $108.59 -0.77 (-0.70%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$108.64 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STN vs. WCN, TCOM, IQV, RDDT, TOST, CPAY, GIB, GRAB, AER, and RBAShould you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), Reddit (RDDT), Toast (TOST), Corpay (CPAY), CGI Group (GIB), Grab (GRAB), Aercap (AER), and RB Global (RBA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stantec vs. Its Competitors Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Reddit Toast Corpay CGI Group Grab Aercap RB Global Stantec (NYSE:STN) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, STN or WCN? Stantec has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STN or WCN a better dividend stock? Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stantec pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 50.8% 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. Stantec has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Waste Connections has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Is STN or WCN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 6.97% compared to Stantec's net margin of 5.01%. Stantec's return on equity of 18.22% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stantec5.01% 18.22% 7.61% Waste Connections 6.97%15.72%6.32% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STN or WCN? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. Stantec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStantec$5.47B2.26$263.82M$2.4244.87Waste Connections$8.92B5.41$617.57M$2.4875.26 Do analysts prefer STN or WCN? Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.20%. Given Waste Connections' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than Stantec.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Do institutionals and insiders believe in STN or WCN? 63.9% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Stantec 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer STN or WCN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 37 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Waste Connections and 8 mentions for Stantec. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.09 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stantec 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waste Connections 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWaste Connections beats Stantec on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stantec News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStantecConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.47B$7.13B$14.85B$20.63BDividend Yield0.60%1.79%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio44.8722.6124.2229.01Price / Sales2.262.6760.7666.10Price / Cash20.7716.7026.9422.82Price / Book5.765.615.084.43Net Income$263.82M$272.15M$196.77M$993.74M7 Day Performance-1.56%-5.68%-4.29%-3.39%1 Month Performance-0.03%-6.25%-1.16%-2.10%1 Year Performance28.89%-10.13%28.91%10.09% Stantec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNStantec2.7988 of 5 stars$108.59-0.7%N/A+24.0%$12.47B$5.47B44.8732,000News CoveragePositive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.4585 of 5 stars$186.07-0.5%$215.00+15.5%+4.4%$48.31B$8.92B75.0323,854Short Interest ↑TCOMTrip.com Group4.8089 of 5 stars$63.50-1.4%$77.25+21.7%+47.4%$42.09B$7.30B18.4141,073News CoverageIQVIQVIA4.8547 of 5 stars$197.73-0.7%$228.62+15.6%-26.5%$33.86B$15.41B28.6288,000Positive NewsRDDTReddit3.0897 of 5 stars$151.81+1.4%$143.08-5.7%+217.6%$27.62B$1.30B257.312,233Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpTOSTToast2.6959 of 5 stars$49.00+0.6%$43.17-11.9%+85.1%$24.25B$4.96B213.045,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCPAYCorpay3.9611 of 5 stars$333.69-0.6%$401.07+20.2%+11.0%$23.68B$3.97B23.4011,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownGIBCGI Group3.8854 of 5 stars$99.80-1.3%$156.75+57.1%-14.5%$22.69B$10.79B18.1890,250Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGRABGrab2.0304 of 5 stars$5.28-1.5%$5.82+10.2%+48.1%$21.58B$2.80B264.1311,267Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeAERAercap3.6974 of 5 stars$111.83-0.3%$122.38+9.4%+17.9%$20.95B$8.00B9.92740News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRBARB Global3.7762 of 5 stars$108.55-0.5%$116.21+7.1%+42.3%$20.20B$4.28B53.477,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA Competitors Reddit Competitors Toast Competitors Corpay Competitors CGI Group Competitors Grab Competitors Aercap Competitors RB Global Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:STN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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