Stantec (STN) Competitors C$120.75 -0.35 (-0.29%) As of 10:00 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock STN vs. WCN, GIB.A, GFL, CCO, RBA, QBR.B, MEG, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.AShould you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Waste Connections (WCN), CGI (GIB.A), GFL Environmental (GFL), Cameco (CCO), RB Global (RBA), Quebecor (QBR.B), MEG Energy (MEG), Stella-Jones (SJ), Nuvei (NVEI), and Quebecor (QBR.A). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Stantec vs. Waste Connections CGI GFL Environmental Cameco RB Global Quebecor MEG Energy Stella-Jones Nuvei Quebecor Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and Stantec (TSE:STN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, WCN or STN? Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCN or STN? Stantec received 202 more outperform votes than Waste Connections when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.62% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 51.57% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaste ConnectionsOutperform Votes25868.62% Underperform Votes11831.38% StantecOutperform Votes46051.57% Underperform Votes43248.43% Is WCN or STN more profitable? Waste Connections has a net margin of 10.81% compared to Stantec's net margin of 4.78%. Stantec's return on equity of 12.08% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waste Connections10.81% 11.86% 5.00% Stantec 4.78%12.08%5.70% Which has higher valuation and earnings, WCN or STN? Waste Connections has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stantec. Stantec 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$6.13B8.12C$662.45MC$5.1752.89StantecC$7.14B1.93C$341.38MC$3.0040.41 Does the media favor WCN or STN? In the previous week, Stantec had 4 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Stantec and 3 mentions for Waste Connections. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Waste Connections' score of -0.02 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waste Connections 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Stantec 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WCN or STN? 89.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WCN or STN a better dividend stock? Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 28.0% 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. Stantec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend WCN or STN? Waste Connections presently has a consensus target price of C$265.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.16%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$140.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.95%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stantec is more favorable than Waste Connections.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waste Connections 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Stantec 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryStantec beats Waste Connections on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Stantec News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STN 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 TSE 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 STN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStantecEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$13.80BC$2.29BC$6.60BC$5.47BDividend Yield0.76%3.02%3.60%6.84%P/E Ratio40.4126.6721.3531.24Price / Sales1.9332.7375.31544.75Price / Cash52.8114.6126.8882.93Price / Book5.052.443.553.54Net IncomeC$341.38MC$82.90MC$796.19MC$299.64M7 Day Performance0.47%3.67%1.95%2.06%1 Month Performance2.26%-1.01%-3.92%-2.79%1 Year Performance9.49%71.34%9.75%10.17% Stantec Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STNStantec2.0788 of 5 starsC$120.75-0.3%C$140.42+16.3%+10.2%C$13.76BC$7.14B40.3031,000Gap DownWCNWaste Connections0.6079 of 5 starsC$263.12-1.2%C$265.00+0.7%+19.8%C$47.83BC$6.13B50.8622,100High Trading VolumeGIB.ACGI2.2452 of 5 starsC$138.26+0.6%C$178.31+29.0%+1.6%C$28.18BC$14.52B19.3490,000News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGFLGFL EnvironmentalN/AC$61.22-3.8%N/A+47.7%C$23.62BC$7.88B-40.1819,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCCOCameco3.0295 of 5 starsC$52.94-1.7%C$84.20+59.0%-14.4%C$23.30BC$2.83B200.024,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownRBARB GlobalN/AC$129.01-1.4%N/A+35.4%C$16.67BC$2.06B56.684,200QBR.BQuebecor1.2771 of 5 starsC$36.13-1.7%C$38.33+6.1%+19.2%C$5.70BC$5.67B11.4010,039MEGMEG Energy3.093 of 5 starsC$19.86-0.5%C$30.95+55.8%-37.7%C$5.15BC$5.39B10.52449Gap DownSJStella-Jones3.0014 of 5 starsC$64.51-2.0%C$86.60+34.2%-17.8%C$3.61BC$3.41B11.27280Gap DownNVEINuveiN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370QBR.AQuebecorN/AC$37.36-1.0%N/A+19.2%C$2.87BC$5.67B11.7910,000 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Waste Connections Competitors CGI Competitors GFL Environmental Competitors Cameco Competitors RB Global Competitors Quebecor Competitors MEG Energy Competitors Stella-Jones Competitors Nuvei Competitors Quebecor Competitors 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 (TSE:STN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow War with China Could Start in 128 DaysThe clock is ticking. 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