Comparing Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) & China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF)

China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) and Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

China Everbright Environment Group�� has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Casella Waste Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Everbright Environment Group��	N/A	N/A	N/A
Casella Waste Systems	0.38%	5.19%	2.48%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for China Everbright Environment Group�� and Casella Waste Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Everbright Environment Group��	0	0	0	0	0.00
Casella Waste Systems	1	2	7	1	2.73

Casella Waste Systems has a consensus price target of $110.12, indicating a potential upside of 26.09%. Given Casella Waste Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than China Everbright Environment Group��.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Casella Waste Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Everbright Environment Group��	$3.53 billion	1.17	$503.48 million	N/A	N/A
Casella Waste Systems	$1.84 billion	3.02	$7.87 million	$0.11	793.95

China Everbright Environment Group�� has higher revenue and earnings than Casella Waste Systems.

Summary

Casella Waste Systems beats China Everbright Environment Group�� on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Everbright Environment Group��

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides environmental solutions worldwide. The company’s Environmental Energy Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates food and kitchen waste treatment, leachate and fecal treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, fly ash landfill, medical waste, and solid waste treatment projects, as well as waste-to-energy and methane-to-energy plants. This segment also provides waste sorting, renewable resources utilization, and sanitation operation services. Its Greentech Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates integrated biomass utilization, hazardous and solid waste treatment, and solar energy and wind power projects, as well as offers environmental remediation services. The company’s Environmental Water Project Construction and Operation segment constructs, upgrades, and operates waste water treatment plants; water supply and reusable water treatment plants; and sponge city construction, sludge treatment and disposal, leachate treatment, river-basin ecological restoration, and waste water source heat pump projects. This segment also researches and develops water environment technologies and engineering projects. The company’s Others segment conducts environmental protection technology research and development projects; provides environmental related technological, and protection project equipment construction and installation services; designs environmental protection projects; and sells related equipment. It also collects and treats municipal wastes by mechanical and biological technology; and manufactures environmental protection equipment. The company was formerly known as China Everbright International Limited and changed its name to China Everbright Environment Group Limited in September 2020. China Everbright Environment Group Limited was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

About Casella Waste Systems

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. The company provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, it markets materials, including fibers, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous, and aluminum metals. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.