Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST – Get Free Report) and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Casella Waste Systems and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Casella Waste Systems | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.73 |
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Casella Waste Systems | $1.88 billion | 3.06 | $7.87 million | $0.11 | 822.09 |
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor | $1.74 billion | 4.55 | $198.00 million | $1.24 | 38.25 |
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casella Waste Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Casella Waste Systems | 0.38% | 5.19% | 2.48% |
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor | 12.26% | 17.40% | 10.35% |
Summary
Casella Waste Systems beats Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Casella Waste Systems
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. The company provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, it markets materials, including fibers, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous, and aluminum metals. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.
About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation engages in design, procurement, manufacture, and marketing of water management solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers water safety and control products, such as backflow preventers, fire system valves, pressure reducing valves, thermostatic mixing valves, PEX pipings, fittings, and installation tools under the Zurn and Wilkins brand names. The company also provides flow systems products comprising point drains, hydrants, fixture carrier systems, chemical drainage systems; and interceptors and separators, acid neutralization systems, and remote monitoring systems under the Zurn and Green Turtle brands. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and markets remote tank monitoring devices, alarms, software, and services. Further, the company offers sensor-operated flush valves under the AquaSense, Aquaflush, and AquaVantage brands; heavy-duty commercial faucets under the AquaSpec brand; water conserving fixtures under the EcoVantage and Zurn One brands; stainless steel products under the Just Manufacturing brand name, which include stainless steel sinks and plumbing fixtures, and various types of sinks, as well as drinking water dispensing and filtration products under the Elkay and Halsey Taylor brands. It distributes to institutional, commercial, waterworks, and residential end markets through independent sales representatives, plumbing wholesalers, and industry-specific distributors in the waterworks, foodservice, industrial, janitorial, sanitation, and sitework industries. The company was formerly known as Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and changed its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation in July 2022. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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