Waste Connections (WCN) Competitors

Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) and CGI (TSE:GIB.A) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, WCN or GIB.A?

Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WCN or GIB.A?

CGI received 400 more outperform votes than Waste Connections when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.57% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 68.53% of users gave Waste Connections an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Waste Connections	Outperform Votes 257 68.53%	Underperform Votes 118 31.47%
CGI	Outperform Votes 657 73.57%	Underperform Votes 236 26.43%

Do analysts rate WCN or GIB.A?

Waste Connections presently has a consensus price target of C$205.10, indicating a potential downside of 20.69%. CGI has a consensus price target of C$169.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Given CGI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Connections	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WCN or GIB.A more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Waste Connections' net margin of 10.23%. CGI's return on equity of 19.51% beat Waste Connections' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Connections	10.23%	11.14%	5.00%
CGI	11.51%	19.51%	9.35%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WCN or GIB.A?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Connections	C$8.42B	7.92	C$861.31M	C$4.51	57.34
CGI	C$14.52B	2.13	C$1.67B	C$7.15	21.18

Does the media refer more to WCN or GIB.A?

In the previous week, CGI had 5 more articles in the media than Waste Connections. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CGI and 3 mentions for Waste Connections. CGI's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.01 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Waste Connections	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CGI	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WCN or GIB.A?

89.6% of Waste Connections shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CGI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CGI beats Waste Connections on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.