Reviewing Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) & National Waste Management (OTCMKTS:NWMH)

National Waste Management (OTCMKTS:NWMH) and Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares National Waste Management and Casella Waste Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
Casella Waste Systems	0.64%	4.97%	2.40%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.6% of National Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for National Waste Management and Casella Waste Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Waste Management	0	0	0	0	0.00
Casella Waste Systems	0	2	5	1	2.88

Casella Waste Systems has a consensus target price of $123.1667, indicating a potential upside of 21.83%. Given Casella Waste Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than National Waste Management.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares National Waste Management and Casella Waste Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Casella Waste Systems	$1.56 billion	4.12	$13.54 million	$0.18	561.67

Casella Waste Systems has higher revenue and earnings than National Waste Management.

Summary

Casella Waste Systems beats National Waste Management on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Waste Management

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. operates as a waste management company in Upstate New York and Central Florida. The company offers construction and demolition landfill services; and commercial and residential dumpster services and roll-off boxes for construction and clean-up projects specializing in the removal of debris, garbage, waste, hauling construction, and demolition debris. It also provides trash collection services, roll-off services, and a full service transfer station; and wood grinding, demolition, mulch, and gravel services for the industrial and residential markets. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Hernando, Florida.

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.