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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SPGI or WCN?

87.2% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of S&P Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor SPGI or WCN?

In the previous week, S&P Global had 9 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for S&P Global and 7 mentions for Waste Connections. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.24 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waste Connections	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SPGI or WCN?

S&P Global has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPGI or WCN?

Waste Connections received 373 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.22% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 73.43% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
S&P Global	Outperform Votes 492 73.43%	Underperform Votes 178 26.57%
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 865 75.22%	Underperform Votes 285 24.78%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	$13.77B	11.08	$2.63B	$11.33	43.41
Waste Connections	$8.69B	5.17	$762.80M	$3.64	47.88

Do analysts rate SPGI or WCN?

S&P Global presently has a consensus price target of $575.14, indicating a potential upside of 16.94%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $199.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.58%. Given S&P Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

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%

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 increased 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.