Comparing GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO)

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Rino International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GFL Environmental and Rino International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	48.53%	3.71%	1.42%
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rino International has a beta of -8.28, meaning that its share price is 928% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for GFL Environmental and Rino International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	1	11	2	3.07
Rino International	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental currently has a consensus target price of $58.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.97%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than Rino International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and Rino International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.97	-$527.43 million	$6.35	7.23
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rino International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats Rino International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc. offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

About Rino International

RINO International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental protection and remediation company in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wastewater treatment and flue gas desulphurization equipment primarily for use in the iron and steel industry; and anti-oxidation products and equipment for use in the manufacture of hot rolled steel plate products. Its products include Lamella Inclined Tube Settler Waste Water Treatment System, which comprise industrial water treatment equipment, effluent-condensing equipment sets, solid and liquid abstraction dewatering equipment, and coal gas dust removal and cleaning equipment; and Circulating, Fluidized Bed, Flue Gas Desulphurization System that removes particulate sulphur from flue gas emissions generated by the sintering process in the production of iron and steel; and High Temperature Anti-Oxidation System for hot rolled steel, a set of products and a mechanized system, which reduces oxidation-related output losses in the production of continuous cast hot rolled steel. In addition, it offers contract machining services for third-party industrial enterprises. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.