Analyzing Waste Management (NYSE:WM) & Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR)

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Waste Management has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has a beta of -1.24, meaning that its share price is 224% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Waste Management and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	11.36%	34.37%	6.91%
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	-43.36%	N/A	-144.88%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Waste Management and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0	8	12	2	2.73
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Waste Management currently has a consensus price target of $254.35, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Given Waste Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Waste Management and Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Management	$22.06 billion	4.14	$2.75 billion	$6.74	33.63
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	$4.31 million	0.46	-$1.80 million	N/A	N/A

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Waste Management beats Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. provides clean-technologies, waste management, and related services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions and Solid Waste. The company designs and sells H2SPlus and OdorFilter dry scrubber solutions for management of hydrogen sulfide in biogas, landfill gas, and petroleum processing operations; develops and designs proprietary technologies and systems for conditioning biogas for use as renewable natural gas for a range of applications, such as transportation fuel and natural gas pipeline injection; and develops waste destruction technology using pyrolytic heating process combined with non-thermal plasma assisted oxidation. In addition, it develops renewable natural gas projects; and advanced chemical absorbents and catalysts that enhance the capability of biogas produced from landfill, wastewater treatment, and agricultural digester operations, as well as offers soil amendment pellets. The company serves companies primarily in the oil and gas refineries, landfills, medical waste destruction operations, agricultural companies, and food and beverage companies, as well as other commercial and industrial customers. Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.