Head to head
Waste Connections vs Waste Management
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WCN · WM
WCN
Waste Connections
155.16+0.35%
1-year price shape — -10% 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.
| WCN | WM | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Waste Management | Waste Management |
| Last price | 155.16 | 208.94 |
| Change today | +0.35% | +0.51% |
| 1-year return | -9.8% | -2.4% |
| Market cap | $39.03B | $83.52B |
| 52-week range | 146.58 – 178.40 | 190.92 – 246.06 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 37.48 | 29.55 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 1st | 11th |
| P/B | 4.93 | 8.41 |
| Dividend yield | 0.88% | 1.69% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 4.17 | 6.70 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.05B | $2.68B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $9.76B | $25.67B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.4% | +4.0% |
| Gross margin | 42.5% | 40.6% |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 18.5% |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.17B | $3.57B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 89.2% | 84.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 21 buy / 27 sell | 25 buy / 23 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Analyst consensus | 89% buy / 11% hold (19) | 65% buy / 35% hold (17) |
| Analyst price target | $202 (+30%) | $262 (+25%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (27) | D (36) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 24,214 | 60,500 |
| Founded | 1997 | 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.