Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors $195.84 +1.14 (+0.59%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WCN vs. PDD, UBER, SPGI, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, TCOM, IQV, and GIBShould you be buying Waste Connections stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Connections include PDD (PDD), Uber Technologies (UBER), S&P Global (SPGI), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), IQVIA (IQV), and CGI (GIB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Waste Connections vs. PDD Uber Technologies S&P Global MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash PayPal Trip.com Group IQVIA CGI PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDD or WCN? 39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PDD or WCN more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 6.92%. PDD's return on equity of 46.08% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PDD29.05% 46.08% 26.60% Waste Connections 6.92%15.54%6.33% Does the media refer more to PDD or WCN? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 4 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Waste Connections and 24 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.64 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PDD 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waste Connections 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, PDD or WCN? PDD has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. PDD 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 RatioPDD$393.84B0.33$8.45B$10.559.09Waste Connections$8.92B5.65$617.57M$2.3981.60 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PDD or WCN? Waste Connections received 427 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.94% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 59.22% of users gave PDD an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPDDOutperform Votes44359.22% Underperform Votes30540.78% Waste ConnectionsOutperform Votes87074.94% Underperform Votes29125.06% Do analysts recommend PDD or WCN? PDD currently has a consensus price target of $169.91, indicating a potential upside of 77.23%. Waste Connections has a consensus price target of $204.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.82%. Given PDD's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PDD is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has more risk & volatility, PDD or WCN? PDD has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Connections has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPDD beats Waste Connections on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Waste Connections News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WCN 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 WCN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaste ConnectionsRefuse systems IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$50.39B$20.92B$6.94B$18.48BDividend Yield0.66%1.20%2.71%4.25%P/E Ratio81.6074.0329.7130.90Price / Sales5.652.54148.7826.30Price / Cash20.0914.3731.6117.54Price / Book6.403.814.534.27Net Income$617.57M$577.12M$196.25M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.49%4.77%2.32%3.67%1 Month Performance5.15%-1.98%-7.45%-7.28%1 Year Performance16.70%15.77%1.89%-0.54% Waste Connections Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WCNWaste Connections4.0189 of 5 stars$195.84+0.6%$204.43+4.4%+17.2%$50.60B$8.92B81.9422,100PDDPDD4.7344 of 5 stars$100.01-4.0%$169.91+69.9%-17.9%$137.60B$393.84B9.7712,992Positive NewsGap UpUBERUber Technologies4.7659 of 5 stars$65.60+1.5%$90.41+37.8%-2.9%$137.21B$43.98B14.3832,800SPGIS&P Global4.9178 of 5 stars$437.19-3.2%$590.86+35.2%+12.9%$137.21B$14.21B35.4040,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMELIMercadoLibre4.4579 of 5 stars$1,794.73-2.5%$2,402.81+33.9%+41.1%$90.99B$20.78B47.6140,500Positive NewsGap UpRELXRelx2.8789 of 5 stars$45.47-5.6%N/A+19.8%$84.39B$9.43B24.4435,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDASHDoorDash3.1065 of 5 stars$166.30+1.9%$207.00+24.5%+31.4%$69.86B$10.72B615.9316,800Gap DownPYPLPayPal4.8645 of 5 stars$58.53+0.3%$89.13+52.3%-3.6%$57.90B$31.80B14.6029,900Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.7313 of 5 stars$53.55-4.2%$77.08+43.9%+16.2%$34.49B$53.29B16.0336,249Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIQVIQVIA4.9019 of 5 stars$152.72-1.3%$249.05+63.1%-35.6%$26.93B$15.41B20.3686,000Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGIBCGI3.597 of 5 stars$97.23+0.8%$156.75+61.2%-1.1%$22.04B$14.86B17.5890,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PDD Alternatives UBER Alternatives SPGI Alternatives MELI Alternatives RELX Alternatives DASH Alternatives PYPL Alternatives TCOM Alternatives IQV Alternatives GIB Alternatives 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:WCN) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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