Analyzing GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG)

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GFL Environmental and CDT Environmental Technology Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	1	2	11	2	2.88
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus price target of $55.44, indicating a potential upside of 43.99%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and CDT Environmental Technology Investment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$4.73 billion	2.91	$2.74 billion	$0.32	120.33
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$24.40 million	0.14	$1.45 million	N/A	N/A

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Volatility and Risk

GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -2.88, suggesting that its share price is 388% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	3.09%	4.53%	1.78%
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

GFL Environmental beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 13 of the 13 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 CDT Environmental Technology Investment

CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited designs, develops, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and maintains sewage treatment systems in China. The company sells complete sewage treatment systems; constructs rural sewage treatment plants; installs systems; and provides on-going operation and maintenance services for systems and plants in China for municipalities and enterprise clients. It provides sewage treatment services, such as on-site or in-situ septic tank treatment services in the urban and rural areas for municipalities, and residential and business property management companies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Shenzhen, China.