CNM vs. GFL, IPG, DOCU, CLH, PATH, WPP, MORN, PSN, ESTC, and RTO
Should you be buying Core & Main stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Core & Main include GFL Environmental (GFL), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), DocuSign (DOCU), Clean Harbors (CLH), UiPath (PATH), WPP (WPP), Morningstar (MORN), Parsons (PSN), Elastic (ESTC), and Rentokil Initial (RTO). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.
Core & Main has higher revenue and earnings than GFL Environmental.
In the previous week, Core & Main had 4 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Core & Main and 1 mentions for GFL Environmental. Core & Main's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat GFL Environmental's score of 0.22 indicating that Core & Main is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Core & Main currently has a consensus price target of $50.08, indicating a potential downside of 17.41%. GFL Environmental has a consensus price target of $43.08, indicating a potential upside of 34.85%. Given GFL Environmental's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than Core & Main.
94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Core & Main shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Core & Main has a net margin of 5.54% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of 1.25%. Core & Main's return on equity of 18.22% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.
GFL Environmental received 60 more outperform votes than Core & Main when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.83% of users gave GFL Environmental an outperform vote while only 39.36% of users gave Core & Main an outperform vote.
Core & Main has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
GFL Environmental beats Core & Main on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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