GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) Critical Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for GlyEco and GFL Environmental, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlyEco	0	0	0	0	0.00
GFL Environmental	0	2	12	1	2.93

GFL Environmental has a consensus target price of $56.56, indicating a potential upside of 27.31%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than GlyEco.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of GlyEco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.84	-$527.43 million	$6.38	6.96

GlyEco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GFL Environmental.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%

Summary

GFL Environmental beats GlyEco on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GlyEco

GlyEco, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of coolants, additives and related performance fluids. Its products and services include additives, ethylene glycol and antifreeze. The company was founded by Janet Carnell Lorenz, John Darc Lorenz, II and Todd L. Smith on April 21, 1997 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC.

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.