CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) versus Waste Management (NYSE:WM) Head to Head Comparison

CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and Waste Management”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$29.76 million	0.26	$1.45 million	N/A	N/A
Waste Management	$22.06 billion	4.00	$2.75 billion	$6.74	32.51

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Profitability

This table compares CDT Environmental Technology Investment and Waste Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waste Management	11.36%	34.37%	6.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CDT Environmental Technology Investment and Waste Management, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00
Waste Management	0	10	14	2	2.69

Waste Management has a consensus target price of $254.32, suggesting a potential upside of 16.08%. Given Waste Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Volatility & Risk

CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -4.73, indicating that its stock price is 573% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Waste Management beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CDT Environmental Technology Investment

CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and maintains sewage treatment systems in China. The company sells complete sewage treatment systems; constructs rural sewage treatment plants; installs systems; and provides on-going operation and maintenance services for systems and plants in China for municipalities and enterprise clients. It provides sewage treatment services, such as on-site or in-situ septic tank treatment services in the urban and rural areas for municipalities, and residential and business property management companies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

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.