Stantec (STN) Competitors $86.83 +0.20 (+0.23%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STN vs. TCOM, IQV, GIB, CPAY, GFL, RDDT, RBA, AER, KSPI, and ZShould you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), CGI (GIB), Corpay (CPAY), GFL Environmental (GFL), Reddit (RDDT), RB Global (RBA), AerCap (AER), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), and Zillow Group (Z). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stantec vs. Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI Corpay GFL Environmental Reddit RB Global AerCap Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Zillow Group Stantec (NYSE:STN) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to STN or TCOM? In the previous week, Stantec had 10 more articles in the media than Trip.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Stantec and 14 mentions for Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Stantec's score of 0.97 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stantec 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trip.com Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is STN or TCOM more profitable? Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to Stantec's net margin of 4.78%. Stantec's return on equity of 16.57% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stantec4.78% 16.57% 6.99% Trip.com Group 31.86%12.04%6.70% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STN or TCOM? Stantec received 303 more outperform votes than Trip.com Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStantecOutperform Votes40460.03% Underperform Votes26939.97% Trip.com GroupOutperform Votes10157.06% Underperform Votes7642.94% Which has more volatility & risk, STN or TCOM? Stantec has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate STN or TCOM? Trip.com Group has a consensus target price of $77.08, suggesting a potential upside of 39.81%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trip.com Group 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Trip.com Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STN or TCOM? 63.9% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is STN or TCOM a better dividend stock? Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Trip.com Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Stantec pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trip.com Group pays out 8.0% 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. Stantec has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Stantec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, STN or TCOM? Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than Stantec. Trip.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStantec$7.50B1.32$245.35M$2.3337.15Trip.com Group$53.29B0.67$1.40B$3.4915.80 SummaryStantec and Trip.com Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricStantecEngineering services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.87B$3.91B$6.91B$18.31BDividend Yield0.75%1.20%2.70%4.23%P/E Ratio39.3525.7829.2830.87Price / Sales1.321.39149.0225.27Price / Cash17.1029.7131.6117.53Price / Book4.844.064.504.25Net Income$245.35M$168.37M$195.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.57%1.36%-1.52%-1.56%1 Month Performance5.04%-5.42%-7.57%-7.59%1 Year Performance8.19%19.12%3.08%0.93% Stantec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNStantec2.2881 of 5 stars$86.83+0.2%N/A+8.9%$9.90B$7.50B39.4726,000Gap DownTCOMTrip.com Group4.6752 of 5 stars$53.55-4.2%$77.08+43.9%+14.8%$34.49B$53.29B16.0336,249Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIQVIQVIA4.9181 of 5 stars$152.72-1.3%$249.05+63.1%-35.5%$26.93B$15.41B20.3686,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.5938 of 5 stars$97.23+0.8%$156.75+61.2%+0.3%$22.04B$14.86B17.5890,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCPAYCorpay4.2684 of 5 stars$288.09-0.2%$401.54+39.4%+5.6%$20.24B$3.97B20.6110,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGFLGFL Environmental2.6318 of 5 stars$42.88-4.1%$51.38+19.8%+45.7%$16.87B$7.86B-32.2419,500Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRDDTReddit3.4221 of 5 stars$92.83+6.8%$162.41+75.0%+140.8%$16.79B$1.30B-12.012,013Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRBARB Global3.9896 of 5 stars$90.53-1.4%$107.64+18.9%+33.6%$16.73B$4.28B45.044,200Positive NewsAERAerCap3.7577 of 5 stars$89.52+0.1%$117.43+31.2%+17.2%$16.72B$8.00B7.09740Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2497 of 5 stars$83.28+0.2%$150.67+80.9%-22.5%$16.61B$2.52T8.048,772Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ZZillow Group4.1493 of 5 stars$64.08-3.7%$81.71+27.5%+48.5%$16.14B$2.24B-136.345,720News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA Competitors CGI Competitors Corpay Competitors GFL Environmental Competitors Reddit Competitors RB Global Competitors AerCap Competitors Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Competitors Zillow Group 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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