GIB.A vs. WCN, CCO, GFL, RBA, STN, MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.A
Should you be buying CGI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CGI include Waste Connections (WCN), Cameco (CCO), GFL Environmental (GFL), 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.
CGI vs.
CGI (TSE:GIB.A) and Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Waste Connections. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Connections, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CGI has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.81%. CGI's return on equity of 19.51% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.
CGI has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less 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.
CGI received 408 more outperform votes than Waste Connections when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.73% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 68.53% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Waste Connections had 2 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Waste Connections and 2 mentions for CGI. CGI's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.32 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CGI presently has a consensus target price of C$178.31, suggesting a potential upside of 20.73%. Waste Connections has a consensus target price of C$265.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.69%. Given CGI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.
70.6% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CGI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CGI beats Waste Connections on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:GIB.A) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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