Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPGI or WCN?

Waste Connections received 371 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.20% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 73.35% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
S&P Global	Outperform Votes 490 73.35%	Underperform Votes 178 26.65%
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 861 75.20%	Underperform Votes 284 24.80%

Which has more volatility & risk, SPGI or WCN?

S&P Global has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPGI or WCN 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
S&P Global	25.80%	13.72%	7.80%
Waste Connections	10.81%	15.43%	6.41%

Do analysts prefer SPGI or WCN?

S&P Global currently has a consensus target price of $571.31, indicating a potential upside of 13.55%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of $195.56, indicating a potential upside of 4.85%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe S&P Global is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&P Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SPGI or WCN?

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
S&P Global	$12.50B	12.49	$2.63B	$11.33	44.41
Waste Connections	$8.02B	6.00	$762.80M	$3.64	51.24

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SPGI or WCN?

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

Does the media refer more to SPGI or WCN?

In the previous week, S&P Global had 29 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for S&P Global and 22 mentions for Waste Connections. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.27 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
S&P Global	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SPGI or WCN a better dividend stock?

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. S&P Global pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Connections pays out 34.6% 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 has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. S&P Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

S&P Global beats Waste Connections on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.