STN vs. WCN, GIB.A, CCO, GFL, RBA, MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.A
Should you be buying Stantec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stantec include Waste Connections (WCN), CGI (GIB.A), Cameco (CCO), GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), 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.
Stantec vs.
Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and Stantec (TSE:STN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Waste Connections had 7 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Waste Connections and 0 mentions for Stantec. Waste Connections' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Stantec's score of 0.00 indicating that Waste Connections is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Stantec received 193 more outperform votes than Waste Connections when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.53% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote while only 51.08% of users gave Stantec an outperform vote.
Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.6% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Stantec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Stantec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Waste Connections presently has a consensus target price of C$265.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.62%. Stantec has a consensus target price of C$130.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.39%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Waste Connections.
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 0.8%. 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.
Summary
Stantec beats Waste Connections on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:STN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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