WM Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Northrop Grumman Corp. has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Waste Management, Inc.'s net margin of 12.18%. Waste Management, Inc.'s return on equity of 29.69% beat Northrop Grumman Corp.'s return on equity of 26.67%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a consensus price target of $251.84, signalling upside risk potential of 7.39%. On the other hand Northrop Grumman Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $724.39 which suggests that it could grow by 3.11%. Given that Waste Management, Inc. has higher upside potential than Northrop Grumman Corp., analysts believe Waste Management, Inc. is more attractive than Northrop Grumman Corp..

Waste Management, Inc. has a beta of 0.579, which suggesting that the stock is 42.082% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Northrop Grumman Corp. has a beta of 0.037, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 96.269%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.41%. Northrop Grumman Corp. offers a yield of 1.28% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $2.31 per share. Waste Management, Inc. pays 49.26% of its earnings as a dividend. Northrop Grumman Corp. pays out 30.91% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management, Inc. quarterly revenues are $6.3B, which are smaller than Northrop Grumman Corp. quarterly revenues of $11.7B. Waste Management, Inc.'s net income of $742M is lower than Northrop Grumman Corp.'s net income of $1.4B. Notably, Waste Management, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 35.01x while Northrop Grumman Corp.'s PE ratio is 24.07x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waste Management, Inc. is 3.76x versus 2.40x for Northrop Grumman Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Rainmaker Worldwide has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Waste Management, Inc.'s net margin of --. Waste Management, Inc.'s return on equity of 29.69% beat Rainmaker Worldwide's return on equity of --.

Waste Management, Inc. has a consensus price target of $251.84, signalling upside risk potential of 7.39%. On the other hand Rainmaker Worldwide has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Waste Management, Inc. has higher upside potential than Rainmaker Worldwide, analysts believe Waste Management, Inc. is more attractive than Rainmaker Worldwide.

Waste Management, Inc. has a beta of 0.579, which suggesting that the stock is 42.082% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Rainmaker Worldwide has a beta of 0.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 100%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.41%. Rainmaker Worldwide offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Waste Management, Inc. pays 49.26% of its earnings as a dividend. Rainmaker Worldwide pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Waste Management, Inc.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management, Inc. quarterly revenues are $6.3B, which are larger than Rainmaker Worldwide quarterly revenues of --. Waste Management, Inc.'s net income of $742M is higher than Rainmaker Worldwide's net income of --. Notably, Waste Management, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 35.01x while Rainmaker Worldwide's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waste Management, Inc. is 3.76x versus -- for Rainmaker Worldwide. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Republic Services, Inc. has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Waste Management, Inc.'s net margin of 13.06%. Waste Management, Inc.'s return on equity of 29.69% beat Republic Services, Inc.'s return on equity of 18.1%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a consensus price target of $251.84, signalling upside risk potential of 7.39%. On the other hand Republic Services, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $244.54 which suggests that it could grow by 9.58%. Given that Republic Services, Inc. has higher upside potential than Waste Management, Inc., analysts believe Republic Services, Inc. is more attractive than Waste Management, Inc..

Waste Management, Inc. has a beta of 0.579, which suggesting that the stock is 42.082% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Republic Services, Inc. has a beta of 0.542, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 45.819%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.41%. Republic Services, Inc. offers a yield of 1.08% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share. Waste Management, Inc. pays 49.26% of its earnings as a dividend. Republic Services, Inc. pays out 34.36% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management, Inc. quarterly revenues are $6.3B, which are larger than Republic Services, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.2B. Waste Management, Inc.'s net income of $742M is higher than Republic Services, Inc.'s net income of $550M. Notably, Waste Management, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 35.01x while Republic Services, Inc.'s PE ratio is 33.17x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waste Management, Inc. is 3.76x versus 4.23x for Republic Services, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Veralto Corp. has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Waste Management, Inc.'s net margin of 18.2%. Waste Management, Inc.'s return on equity of 29.69% beat Veralto Corp.'s return on equity of 36.24%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a consensus price target of $251.84, signalling upside risk potential of 7.39%. On the other hand Veralto Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $110.12 which suggests that it could grow by 19%. Given that Veralto Corp. has higher upside potential than Waste Management, Inc., analysts believe Veralto Corp. is more attractive than Waste Management, Inc..

Waste Management, Inc. has a beta of 0.579, which suggesting that the stock is 42.082% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Veralto Corp. has a beta of 0.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 100%.

Waste Management, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.41%. Veralto Corp. offers a yield of 0.5% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share. Waste Management, Inc. pays 49.26% of its earnings as a dividend. Veralto Corp. pays out 12.23% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management, Inc. quarterly revenues are $6.3B, which are larger than Veralto Corp. quarterly revenues of $1.4B. Waste Management, Inc.'s net income of $742M is higher than Veralto Corp.'s net income of $254M. Notably, Waste Management, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 35.01x while Veralto Corp.'s PE ratio is 24.67x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waste Management, Inc. is 3.76x versus 4.21x for Veralto Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.