Critical Review: Waste Management (NYSE:WM) & Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI)

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) and Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

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, 61.4% of Trans Global Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Waste Management and Trans Global Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0	7	16	1	2.75
Trans Global Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Waste Management currently has a consensus target price of $253.55, indicating a potential upside of 5.30%. Given Waste Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Trans Global Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Waste Management and Trans Global Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Management	$25.20 billion	3.85	$2.71 billion	$6.70	35.94
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Trans Global Group.

Profitability

This table compares Waste Management and Trans Global Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	10.74%	32.45%	6.67%
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Waste Management has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trans Global Group has a beta of -2.87, meaning that its share price is 387% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Management beats Trans Global Group on 10 of the 11 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 Trans Global Group

Trans Global Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Shenzhen Zui Xian Gui Brewery Technology Limited, distributes and retails wine under the Zui Xian Gui name in the People's Republic of China. It also sells its products through an online self-operated retail and e-commerce platform. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.