Analyzing Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR) & GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL)

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

Risk & Volatility

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has a beta of -1.88, suggesting that its share price is 288% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and GFL Environmental”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	$4.31 million	0.52	-$1.80 million	($0.03)	-1.14
GFL Environmental	$4.73 billion	3.05	$2.74 billion	$6.80	5.93

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources. Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GFL Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and GFL Environmental, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
GFL Environmental	1	2	11	1	2.80

GFL Environmental has a consensus price target of $55.44, indicating a potential upside of 37.40%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.9% of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	-37.60%	N/A	-139.50%
GFL Environmental	56.61%	3.66%	1.50%

Summary

GFL Environmental beats Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.