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CWST vs WM
Side-by-side comparison of Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST) and Waste Management Inc. (WM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CWST and WM operate in Environmental Services (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- WM is the larger of the two at $86.68B, about 15.8x CWST ($5.48B).
- Over the past year, CWST is down 26.7% and WM is down 7.3% - WM leads by 19.4 points.
- CWST has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for WM).
- WM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for CWST).
Casella Waste Systems Inc.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the northeastern 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, and industrial customers. The company provides a range of non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, and disposal facilities. It also markets recyclable metals, aluminum, plastics, and paper and corrugated cardboard that are processed at its facilities, as well as recyclables purchased from third parties. In addition, the company is involved in commodity brokerage operations. As of April 15, 2021, it owned and/or operated 46 solid waste collection operations, 58 transfer stations, 20 recycling facilities, 8 Subtitle D landfills, 4 landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and 1 landfill permitted to accept construction and demolition materials. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.
Waste Management Inc.
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned or operated 263 solid waste landfills; 5 secure hazardous waste landfills; 103 MRFs; and 348 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Latest CWST
- Director Green Emily Nagle gifted 600 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 16,902 units (SEC Form 4)
- Casella Waste Systems Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS Casella Douglas R was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 106,641 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Burke Michael K was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 15,841 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Battles Michael Louis was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 21% to 10,289 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Green Emily Nagle was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 17,502 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sova Gary was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 28% to 8,204 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hulligan William P was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 28% to 8,161 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Doody Joseph was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 13,143 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kirk Rose M. was granted 1,793 shares, increasing direct ownership by 22% to 9,835 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest WM
- WM Updates Recycle Right® Rules: No Batteries in Recycling or Trash
- SVP of Enterprise Strategy Carrasco Rafael exercised 2,655 shares at a strike of $126.00 and sold $585,335 worth of shares (2,655 units at $220.46), increasing direct ownership by 0.00% to 15,540 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP Bus Optimiz & Collection Dalby Marcel was granted 2,257 shares, increasing direct ownership by 63% to 5,867 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP & Chief Operating Officer Hemmer Tara J. was granted 2,544 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 81,462 units (SEC Form 4)
- President Morris John J covered exercise/tax liability with 566 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.57% to 99,363 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Plummer William B was granted 861 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sylvester Maryrose was granted 861 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 5,865 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Menke Sean E was granted 861 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mazzarella Kathleen M was granted 1,314 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Holt Victoria M was granted 861 shares (SEC Form 4)