WM Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Casella Waste Systems has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 1.14%. Waste Management's return on equity of 36.47% beat Casella Waste Systems's return on equity of 1.1%.

Waste Management has a consensus price target of $234.14, signalling upside risk potential of 2.73%. On the other hand Casella Waste Systems has an analysts' consensus of $115.08 which suggests that it could grow by 3.96%. Given that Casella Waste Systems has higher upside potential than Waste Management, analysts believe Casella Waste Systems is more attractive than Waste Management.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.754, which suggesting that the stock is 24.606% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 1.048, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.763%.

Waste Management has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.35%. Casella Waste Systems offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Waste Management pays 44.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Casella Waste Systems pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Waste Management's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management quarterly revenues are $5.9B, which are larger than Casella Waste Systems quarterly revenues of $427.5M. Waste Management's net income of $598M is higher than Casella Waste Systems's net income of $4.9M. Notably, Waste Management's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.52x while Casella Waste Systems's PE ratio is 481.30x. 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 is 4.17x versus 4.24x for Casella Waste Systems. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Waste Management's net margin of -23.73%. Waste Management's return on equity of 36.47% beat Perma-Fix Environmental Services's return on equity of -43.18%.

Waste Management has a consensus price target of $234.14, signalling upside risk potential of 2.73%. On the other hand Perma-Fix Environmental Services has an analysts' consensus of $18.00 which suggests that it could grow by 133.46%. Given that Perma-Fix Environmental Services has higher upside potential than Waste Management, analysts believe Perma-Fix Environmental Services is more attractive than Waste Management.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.754, which suggesting that the stock is 24.606% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a beta of 0.396, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 60.415%.

Waste Management has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.35%. Perma-Fix Environmental Services offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Waste Management pays 44.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Perma-Fix Environmental Services pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Waste Management's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management quarterly revenues are $5.9B, which are larger than Perma-Fix Environmental Services quarterly revenues of $14.7M. Waste Management's net income of $598M is higher than Perma-Fix Environmental Services's net income of -$3.5M. Notably, Waste Management's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.52x while Perma-Fix Environmental Services'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 is 4.17x versus 1.97x for Perma-Fix Environmental Services. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Quest Resource Holding has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Waste Management's net margin of -13.59%. Waste Management's return on equity of 36.47% beat Quest Resource Holding's return on equity of -23.9%.

Waste Management has a consensus price target of $234.14, signalling upside risk potential of 2.73%. On the other hand Quest Resource Holding has an analysts' consensus of $6.83 which suggests that it could grow by 154.03%. Given that Quest Resource Holding has higher upside potential than Waste Management, analysts believe Quest Resource Holding is more attractive than Waste Management.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.754, which suggesting that the stock is 24.606% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Quest Resource Holding has a beta of 0.660, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 34.024%.

Waste Management has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.35%. Quest Resource Holding offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Waste Management pays 44.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Quest Resource Holding pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Waste Management's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waste Management quarterly revenues are $5.9B, which are larger than Quest Resource Holding quarterly revenues of $70M. Waste Management's net income of $598M is higher than Quest Resource Holding's net income of -$9.5M. Notably, Waste Management's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.52x while Quest Resource Holding'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 is 4.17x versus 0.19x for Quest Resource Holding. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Republic Services has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Waste Management's net margin of 12.66%. Waste Management's return on equity of 36.47% beat Republic Services's return on equity of 18.57%.

Waste Management has a consensus price target of $234.14, signalling upside risk potential of 2.73%. On the other hand Republic Services has an analysts' consensus of $238.76 which suggests that it could grow by 0.09%. Given that Waste Management has higher upside potential than Republic Services, analysts believe Waste Management is more attractive than Republic Services.

Waste Management has a beta of 0.754, which suggesting that the stock is 24.606% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Republic Services has a beta of 0.726, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 27.383%.

Waste Management has a quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.35%. Republic Services offers a yield of 0.94% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share. Waste Management pays 44.06% of its earnings as a dividend. Republic Services pays out 33.63% 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 quarterly revenues are $5.9B, which are larger than Republic Services quarterly revenues of $4B. Waste Management's net income of $598M is higher than Republic Services's net income of $512M. Notably, Waste Management's price-to-earnings ratio is 33.52x while Republic Services's PE ratio is 36.76x. 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 is 4.17x versus 4.68x for Republic Services. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.