Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) and S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor WCN or SPGI?

In the previous week, S&P Global had 21 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for S&P Global and 7 mentions for Waste Connections. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.71 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
S&P Global	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WCN or SPGI?

86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of S&P Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of S&P Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WCN or SPGI?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&P Global has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, WCN or SPGI?

S&P Global has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. S&P Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, 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 Connections	$8.02B	5.74	$762.80M	$3.64	49.03
S&P Global	$13.77B	11.31	$2.63B	$11.33	44.28

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WCN or SPGI?

Waste Connections received 371 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 73.51% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 865 75.15%	Underperform Votes 286 24.85%
S&P Global	Outperform Votes 494 73.51%	Underperform Votes 178 26.49%

Is WCN or SPGI a better dividend stock?

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global pays out 32.1% 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. S&P Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer WCN or SPGI?

Waste Connections currently has a consensus price target of $199.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. S&P Global has a consensus price target of $583.62, suggesting a potential upside of 16.33%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
S&P Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Is WCN or SPGI more profitable?

S&P Global has a net margin of 25.80% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.81%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 15.43% beat S&P Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.81%	15.43%	6.41%
S&P Global	25.80%	13.72%	7.80%

Summary

S&P Global beats Waste Connections on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.