GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) Head to Head Review

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for GFL Environmental and GlyEco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	2	12	2	3.00
GlyEco	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental currently has a consensus target price of $56.56, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than GlyEco.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GFL Environmental and GlyEco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.86	-$527.43 million	$6.38	7.01
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

GlyEco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of GlyEco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GFL Environmental and GlyEco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

GFL Environmental beats GlyEco on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc. offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

About GlyEco

GlyEco, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of coolants, additives and related performance fluids. Its products and services include additives, ethylene glycol and antifreeze. The company was founded by Janet Carnell Lorenz, John Darc Lorenz, II and Todd L. Smith on April 21, 1997 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC.