MEG vs. GFL, RBA, STN, QBR.B, SJ, QBR.A, NVEI, LIF, EFX, and TIXT
Should you be buying MEG Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MEG Energy include GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), Stantec (STN), Quebecor (QBR.B), Stella-Jones (SJ), Quebecor (QBR.A), Nuvei (NVEI), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), and TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
MEG Energy vs. Its Competitors
MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and GFL Environmental (TSE:GFL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.55%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.
MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GFL Environmental pays out -5.3% 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.
MEG Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$30.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.71%. Given MEG Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than GFL Environmental.
In the previous week, GFL Environmental had 7 more articles in the media than MEG Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for GFL Environmental and 0 mentions for MEG Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat GFL Environmental's score of -0.28 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MEG Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of GFL Environmental 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.
MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, meaning that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MEG Energy beats GFL Environmental on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:MEG) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
