Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST – Get Free Report) and Veralto (NYSE:VLTO – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veralto has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Veralto shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Veralto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Veralto”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Casella Waste Systems | $1.96 billion | 3.26 | $7.87 million | $0.09 | 1,111.78 |
| Veralto | $5.50 billion | 5.15 | $940.00 million | $4.04 | 28.88 |
Veralto has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Veralto 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Casella Waste Systems and Veralto, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Casella Waste Systems | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Veralto | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.70 |
Casella Waste Systems presently has a consensus price target of $104.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Veralto has a consensus price target of $120.70, suggesting a potential upside of 3.46%. Given Casella Waste Systems’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Veralto.
Profitability
This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Veralto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Casella Waste Systems | 0.29% | 5.32% | 2.49% |
| Veralto | 17.27% | 35.08% | 13.58% |
Summary
Veralto beats Casella Waste Systems on 9 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 Veralto
Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment offers precision instrumentation and water treatment technologies to measure, analyze, and treat water in residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, research, and natural resource applications through the Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat brands. This segment provides water solutions, including chemical reagents, services, and digital solutions. The PQI segment offers inline printing solutions for products and packaging with marking and coding systems; marking and coding for packaged goods and related consumables; design software and imaging systems for the creation of new packaging designs; color management solutions for printed packages and consumer and industrial products; color standard services for the design industry; and a software solution that provides digital asset management, marketing resource management, and product information management. This segment sells its products and services through the Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone brands to regulated industries, including municipal utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrials. The company was formerly known as DH EAS Holding Corp. and changed its name to Veralto Corporation in February 2023. Veralto Corporation was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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