Waste Management (NYSE:WM) vs. Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) Critical Comparison

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

Risk and Volatility

Waste Management has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rino International has a beta of -5.74, meaning that its share price is 674% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Waste Management and Rino International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waste Management	0	8	15	0	2.65
Rino International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Waste Management currently has a consensus price target of $255.30, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Given Waste Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Rino International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Waste Management and Rino International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waste Management	$25.41 billion	3.46	$2.71 billion	$6.91	31.71
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Rino International.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.4% of Waste Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Waste Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Rino International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waste Management	10.99%	31.90%	6.76%
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Waste Management beats Rino International on 9 of the 10 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 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.