Contrasting GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE)

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and GlyEco (OTCMKTS:GLYE) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of GlyEco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GFL Environmental and GlyEco”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.80	-$527.43 million	$6.38	6.87
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

GlyEco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for GFL Environmental and GlyEco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	2	12	1	2.93
GlyEco	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus price target of $56.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.13%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than GlyEco.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%
GlyEco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

GFL Environmental beats GlyEco on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About GlyEco

GlyEco, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of coolants, additives and related performance fluids. Its products and services include additives, ethylene glycol and antifreeze. The company was founded by Janet Carnell Lorenz, John Darc Lorenz, II and Todd L. Smith on April 21, 1997 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC.