Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) versus Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELAP) Financial Survey

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Republic Services and Exela Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0	10	12	0	2.55
Exela Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Republic Services currently has a consensus target price of $245.26, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. Given Republic Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Republic Services is more favorable than Exela Technologies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Republic Services and Exela Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Republic Services	$16.59 billion	4.10	$2.14 billion	$7.06	31.48
Exela Technologies	$1.02 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Exela Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Republic Services and Exela Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	12.94%	18.69%	6.49%
Exela Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Republic Services beats Exela Technologies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Republic Services

Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions. Its residential collection services include curbside collection of material for transport to transfer stations, landfills, recycling centers, and organics processing facilities; supply of recycling and waste containers; and renting of compactors. The company also engages in the processing and sale of old corrugated containers, old newsprint, aluminum, glass, and other materials; and provision of landfill services. It serves small-container, large-container, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

About Exela Technologies

Exela Technologies, Inc. provides transaction processing solutions, enterprise information management, document management, and digital business process services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Information & Transaction Processing Solutions (ITPS), Healthcare Solutions (HS), and Legal & Loss Prevention Services (LLPS). The ITPS segment provides lending solutions for mortgages and auto loans; banking solutions for clearing, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and interbank cross-border settlement; property and casualty insurance solutions for origination, enrollments, claims processing, and benefits administration communications; and public sector solutions for income tax processing, benefits administration, and records management. It also offers solutions for payment processing and reconciliation, integrated receivable and payables management, document logistics and location services, records management, and electronic storage of data and documents; and software, hardware, professional, and maintenance services related to information and transaction processing automation. Its HS segment provides revenue cycle solutions, integrated accounts payable and accounts receivable, and information management; claims processing, and claims adjudication and auditing services; enrollment processing and policy management services; scheduling and prescription management services; and medical coding and insurance claim generation, underpayment audit and recovery, and medical records management services. The LLPS segment processes legal claims for class action and mass action settlement administrations, involving project management support, notification, and outreach to claimants; and collects, analyzes, and distributes settlement funds. It also offers data and analytical services in the areas of litigation consulting, economic and statistical analysis, expert witness services, and revenue recovery services for delinquent accounts receivable. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.