Waste Management (WM) Competitors $205.83 +0.30 (+0.15%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WM vs. RSG, ROL, CLH, TTEK, CWST, ABM, TISI, WCN, GFL, and QRHCShould you be buying Waste Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Management include Republic Services (RSG), Rollins (ROL), Clean Harbors (CLH), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Waste Connections (WCN), GFL Environmental (GFL), and Quest Resource (QRHC). Waste Management vs. Republic Services Rollins Clean Harbors Tetra Tech Casella Waste Systems ABM Industries Team Waste Connections GFL Environmental Quest Resource Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RSG or WM? 57.7% of Republic Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor RSG or WM? In the previous week, Waste Management had 14 more articles in the media than Republic Services. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Waste Management and 6 mentions for Republic Services. Republic Services' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Waste Management's score of 0.33 indicating that Republic Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Republic Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waste Management 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is RSG or WM a better dividend stock? Republic Services pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Waste Management pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Republic Services pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Waste Management pays out 45.9% 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. Waste Management has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Waste Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, RSG or WM? Republic Services has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, RSG or WM? Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Republic Services. Waste Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Republic Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRepublic Services$15.82B4.03$1.73B$6.2532.60Waste Management$21.39B3.86$2.30B$6.5431.47 Is RSG or WM more profitable? Republic Services has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.35%. Waste Management's return on equity of 39.88% beat Republic Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Republic Services12.46% 18.18% 6.26% Waste Management 12.35%39.88%8.73% Do analysts recommend RSG or WM? Republic Services currently has a consensus target price of $220.06, indicating a potential upside of 8.01%. Waste Management has a consensus target price of $230.72, indicating a potential upside of 12.09%. Given Waste Management's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Republic Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Republic Services 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Waste Management 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RSG or WM? Waste Management received 102 more outperform votes than Republic Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Waste Management an outperform vote while only 64.61% of users gave Republic Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRepublic ServicesOutperform Votes49364.61% Underperform Votes27035.39% Waste ManagementOutperform Votes59566.63% Underperform Votes29833.37% SummaryWaste Management beats Republic Services on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 WM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaste ManagementRefuse systems IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$82.61B$18.20B$6.88B$19.18BDividend Yield1.42%1.32%2.53%3.58%P/E Ratio31.47112.0144.4541.22Price / Sales3.863.21435.8717.58Price / Cash17.5716.0429.9221.28Price / Book12.023.945.665.32Net Income$2.30B$522.86M$125.52M$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.46%-3.57%3.97%-3.45%1 Month Performance-7.09%-9.04%8.68%-3.73%1 Year Performance16.41%8.35%18.80%12.06% Waste Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMWaste Management4.9404 of 5 stars$205.83+0.1%$230.72+12.1%+17.1%$82.61B$21.39B31.4748,000Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeRSGRepublic Services4.6081 of 5 stars$209.38+0.2%$220.06+5.1%+25.6%$65.57B$14.96B33.4441,000Positive NewsROLRollins2.439 of 5 stars$48.95+0.4%$51.00+4.2%+10.8%$23.71B$3.07B51.4019,031CLHClean Harbors4.8344 of 5 stars$250.37+2.5%$271.00+8.2%+30.3%$13.49B$5.80B31.8121,021Positive NewsTTEKTetra Tech3.7739 of 5 stars$41.42-1.5%$49.32+19.1%+21.6%$11.09B$5.20B34.6130,000Positive NewsCWSTCasella Waste Systems3.4341 of 5 stars$108.76+2.5%$114.00+4.8%+23.2%$6.89B$1.49B883.834,200ABMABM Industries4.331 of 5 stars$56.41+0.5%$55.33-1.9%+10.9%$3.54B$8.27B23.25123,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTISITeam1.511 of 5 stars$15.24+4.2%N/A+139.9%$68.43M$862.61M-1.195,400Gap UpWCNWaste Connections4.5298 of 5 stars$179.48-0.3%$199.88+11.4%+19.1%$46.32B$8.69B49.4422,539Analyst ForecastGFLGFL Environmental2.0914 of 5 stars$46.11+2.8%$45.80-0.7%+37.0%$18.14B$7.76B-33.7320,000Positive NewsQRHCQuest Resource4.0132 of 5 stars$6.85+2.1%$12.75+86.1%-14.7%$141.04M$288.38M-18.13190News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RSG Competitors ROL Competitors CLH Competitors TTEK Competitors CWST Competitors ABM Competitors TISI Competitors WCN Competitors GFL Competitors QRHC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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