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AERC vs WCN
Side-by-side comparison of AeroClean Technologies Inc. (AERC) and Waste Connections Inc. (WCN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AERC and WCN operate in Environmental Services (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- WCN is the larger of the two at $43.29B, about 715.4x AERC ($60.5M).
- WCN has hit the wire 8 times in the past 4 weeks while AERC has been quiet.
- WCN has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 2 for AERC).
AeroClean Technologies Inc.
Aeroclean Technologies Inc., an interior space air purification technology company, provides air purification solutions for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The company offers interior air sterilization and disinfection products for the eradication of harmful airborne pathogens, including COVID-19. It provides Purgo, an air purification and air sanitization device for indoor spaces; and Purgo Lift that provides air purification for elevators. The company was formerly known as AeroClean Technologies, LLC. Aeroclean Technologies Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Waste Connections Inc.
Waste Connections, Inc. provides waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services in the United States and Canada. The company operates through five segments: Southern, Western, Eastern, Canada, Central, and Corporate. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and E&P customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company also owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. As of December 31, 2020, it owned 311 solid waste collection operations; 132 transfer stations; 57 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills; 12 E&P waste landfills; 13 non-MSW landfills; 68 recycling operations; 4 intermodal operations; 23 E&P liquid waste injection wells; and 19 E&P waste treatment and oil recovery facilities. It also operated an additional 53 transfer stations, 9 MSW landfills, and 2 intermodal operations. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Latest AERC
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc. (Amendment)
- SEC Form 25-NSE filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc.
- AeroClean Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
- AeroClean Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Bankruptcy or Receivership, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation, Regulation FD Disclosure
- AeroClean Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- SEC Form RW filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc.
- AeroClean Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, Leadership Update, Other Events
- SEC Form EFFECT filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc.
- SEC Form POS AM filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc.
- SEC Form S-1 filed by AeroClean Technologies Inc.
Latest WCN
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Waste Connections Inc.
- Waste Connections Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Waste Connections Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full Year Outlook
- Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
- SR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION Bradley Aaron acquired $6,651 worth of shares (42 units at $158.36), increasing direct ownership by 0.49% to 8,624 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President & COO Craft Jason acquired $8,551 worth of shares (54 units at $158.36), increasing direct ownership by 0.16% to 32,915 units (SEC Form 4)
- SR VP Operations Pio Domenic acquired $15,044 worth of shares (95 units at $158.36), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 9,188 units (SEC Form 4)
- Sr VP Chief Tax Officer Black Matthew Stephen acquired $2,534 worth of shares (16 units at $158.36), increasing direct ownership by 0.04% to 43,530 units (SEC Form 4)
- Waste Connections Announces Dates for Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release
- Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec Shea Patrick James sold $1,171,915 worth of shares (7,500 units at $156.26) and gifted 115 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 28% to 19,622 units (SEC Form 4)