Head to head
Casella Waste Systems vs Waste Management
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CWST · WM
CWST
Casella Waste Systems
83.72+2.02%
1-year price shape — -9% over the period
Quant Rating D · 27/100
vs
WM
Waste Management
208.94+0.51%
1-year price shape — -2% over the period
Quant Rating D · 36/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Waste Management edges it on the scoreable measures. Waste Management has the highest Quant Rating (36); Waste Management has done best over the past year (-2%); Waste Management trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| CWST | WM | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Waste Management |
| Last price | 83.72 | 208.94 |
| Change today | +2.02% | +0.51% |
| 1-year return | -8.9% | -2.4% |
| Market cap | $5.33B | $83.52B |
| 52-week range | 74.05 – 107.96 | 190.92 – 246.06 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 1,046.50 | 29.55 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 97th | 11th |
| P/B | 3.37 | 8.41 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.69% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.12 | 6.70 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $7.64M | $2.68B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.96B | $25.67B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.9% | +4.0% |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 40.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 11.1% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $105.00M | $3.57B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 122.9% | 84.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 22 buy / 28 sell | 25 buy / 23 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 8.0% | 1.4% |
| Analyst consensus | 71% buy / 14% hold / 14% sell (7) | 65% buy / 35% hold (17) |
| Analyst price target | $114 (+37%) | $262 (+25%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (27) | D (36) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 5,600 | 60,500 |
| Founded | 1975 | 1987 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.