GFL Environmental (GFL) Competitors C$64.48 -0.43 (-0.66%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades GFL vs. WCN, CCO, GIB.A, RBA, STN, MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.AShould you be buying GFL Environmental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GFL Environmental include Waste Connections (WCN), Cameco (CCO), CGI (GIB.A), RB Global (RBA), Stantec (STN), MEG Energy (MEG), Quebecor (QBR.B), Stella-Jones (SJ), Nuvei (NVEI), and Quebecor (QBR.A). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. GFL Environmental vs. Waste Connections Cameco CGI RB Global Stantec MEG Energy Quebecor Stella-Jones Nuvei Quebecor Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and GFL Environmental (TSE:GFL) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Is WCN or GFL more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.23% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -8.83%. Waste Connections' return on equity of 11.14% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Connections10.23% 11.14% 5.00% GFL Environmental -8.83%-9.83%1.22% Is WCN or GFL a better dividend stock? Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Waste Connections pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GFL Environmental pays out -3.9% 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WCN or GFL? 89.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, WCN or GFL? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WCN or GFL? Waste Connections has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental 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 RatioWaste ConnectionsC$8.42B7.67C$861.31MC$4.5155.54GFL EnvironmentalC$7.63B3.22-C$674.60M-C$2.05-31.45 Do analysts prefer WCN or GFL? Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of C$237.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.24%. Given Waste Connections' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Waste Connections is more favorable than GFL Environmental.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20GFL Environmental 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WCN or GFL? Waste Connections received 241 more outperform votes than GFL Environmental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote while only 68.53% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaste ConnectionsOutperform Votes25768.53% Underperform Votes11831.47% GFL EnvironmentalOutperform Votes1672.73% Underperform Votes627.27% Does the media favor WCN or GFL? In the previous week, Waste Connections had 1 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for GFL Environmental. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat GFL Environmental's score of -0.31 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Connections 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GFL Environmental 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWaste Connections beats GFL Environmental on 15 of the 21 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 GFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGFL EnvironmentalWaste Management IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$24.55BC$5.69BC$3.95BC$5.82BDividend Yield0.13%1.87%4.22%5.78%P/E Ratio-31.4578.59427.6226.08Price / Sales3.2249.33426.291,299.55Price / Cash55.1136.3527.6779.99Price / Book3.603.363.583.06Net Income-C$674.60MC$61.13MC$169.69MC$291.80M7 Day Performance0.99%-4.58%-1.08%-2.47%1 Month Performance0.86%-4.18%-0.12%-0.74%1 Year Performance45.62%12.54%24.08%33.90% GFL Environmental Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFLGFL EnvironmentalN/AC$64.48-0.7%N/A+47.2%C$24.55BC$7.63B-31.4519,500News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWCNWaste Connections0.818 of 5 starsC$254.84-0.5%C$237.33-6.9%+28.0%C$65.74BC$8.42B56.7622,100CCOCameco1.3419 of 5 starsC$77.19-0.1%C$84.30+9.2%+32.3%C$33.59BC$2.65B130.984,700GIB.ACGI1.1048 of 5 starsC$157.77-1.5%C$169.83+7.6%+10.8%C$32.15BC$14.52B22.4190,000RBARB Global0.8778 of 5 starsC$135.19+0.1%C$76.00-43.8%+51.6%C$24.91BC$4.22B54.914,200STNStantec1.9503 of 5 starsC$117.12-0.4%C$129.50+10.6%+10.9%C$13.36BC$5.42B38.6531,000MEGMEG Energy4.0465 of 5 starsC$23.31-1.4%C$32.45+39.2%-6.3%C$6.28BC$5.62B11.14449Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsQBR.BQuebecor2.3848 of 5 starsC$31.72-1.9%C$37.94+19.6%+1.8%C$5.00BC$5.67B10.2010,039Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageSJStella-Jones3.0537 of 5 starsC$72.21+0.8%C$88.00+21.9%-6.1%C$4.07BC$3.46B11.57280Insider TradeNews CoverageNVEINuveiN/AC$47.61-0.5%N/AN/AC$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370QBR.AQuebecorN/AC$32.21-2.4%N/A-3.2%C$2.47BC$5.67B10.4110,000News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Alternatives Cameco Alternatives CGI Alternatives RB Global Alternatives Stantec Alternatives MEG Energy Alternatives Quebecor Alternatives Stella-Jones Alternatives Nuvei Alternatives Quebecor Alternatives 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 (TSE:GFL) 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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