Reviewing GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) & 374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO)

374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

374Water has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 374Water and GFL Environmental’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
374Water	-911.15%	-160.15%	-118.22%
GFL Environmental	56.61%	3.66%	1.50%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.2% of 374Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of 374Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 374Water and GFL Environmental”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
374Water	$1.91 million	21.71	-$12.43 million	($1.20)	-2.04
GFL Environmental	$4.73 billion	3.23	$2.74 billion	$6.80	6.27

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than 374Water. 374Water 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 Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for 374Water and GFL Environmental, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
374Water	1	0	0	0	1.00
GFL Environmental	0	3	10	1	2.86

GFL Environmental has a consensus target price of $56.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.88%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than 374Water.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats 374Water on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 374Water

374Water Inc. provides a technology that transforms wet wastes into recoverable resources in the United States. The company transforms wet wastes, including sewage sludge, biosolids, food waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and forever chemicals. It offers AirSCWO systems, a waste stream treatment system based on supercritical water oxidation that are used to treat various hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. It serves Industrial, agricultural, defense, oil and gas, waste management, sanitation project, environmental remediation and compliance, and municipal markets. 374Water Inc. is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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.