Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR – Get Free Report) and Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cimpress and Casella Waste Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cimpress | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Casella Waste Systems | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.73 |
Cimpress currently has a consensus target price of $114.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.22%. Casella Waste Systems has a consensus target price of $109.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.98%. Given Cimpress’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cimpress is more favorable than Casella Waste Systems.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cimpress | $3.74 billion | 0.62 | $95.87 million | $3.77 | 25.06 |
| Casella Waste Systems | $1.84 billion | 3.14 | $7.87 million | $0.09 | 1,008.00 |
Cimpress has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems. Cimpress 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.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
77.6% of Cimpress shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Cimpress shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Cimpress and Casella Waste Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cimpress | 2.57% | -18.83% | 4.75% |
| Casella Waste Systems | 0.29% | 5.32% | 2.49% |
Volatility and Risk
Cimpress has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cimpress beats Casella Waste Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cimpress
Cimpress plc provides various mass customization of printing and related products in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Vista, PrintBrothers, The Print Group, National Pen, and All Other Businesses. It offers printed and digital marketing products; internet-based canvas-print wall décor, business signage, and other printed products; business cards; and marketing materials, such as flyers and postcards, digital and marketing services, writing instruments, decorated apparel, promotional products and gifts, packaging, design services, textiles, and magazines and catalogs. The company also manufactures and markets custom writing instruments and promotional products, apparels, and gifts; and provides professional desktop publishing skill sets for local printers, print resellers, graphic artists, advertising agencies, and other customers. In addition, it offers graphic design services, do-it-yourself (DIY) design services, website services, and corporate solutions under the VistaPrint, VistaCreate, 99designs by Vista, Vista Corporate Solutions, and Vista x Wix brand names; and online printing solutions. Further, the company provides promotional and packaging products, logo apparel, books and magazines, wall decors, photo merchandise, invitations and announcements, and other categories; website design and hosting, and email marketing services, as well as order referral and other third-party offerings. The company serves various businesses, graphic designers, resellers, and printers, as well as teams, associations, groups, consumers, and families. Cimpress plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Dundalk, Ireland.
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.
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