WCN vs. GIB.A, CCO, GFL, RBA, STN, MEG, QBR.B, SJ, NVEI, and QBR.A
Should you be buying Waste Connections stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Connections include CGI (GIB.A), 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.
Waste Connections vs.
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 earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
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.
In the previous week, Waste Connections had 4 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Waste Connections and 3 mentions for CGI. CGI's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Waste Connections' score of 0.08 indicating that CGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.6% of Waste Connections shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of CGI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Connections shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CGI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
Waste Connections presently has a consensus target price of C$265.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.62%. CGI has a consensus target price of C$178.31, indicating a potential upside of 11.28%. Given CGI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CGI is more favorable than Waste Connections.
Waste Connections has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CGI beats Waste Connections on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WCN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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