Financial Survey: Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) versus Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI)

Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Trans Global Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casella Waste Systems	0.64%	4.97%	2.40%
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Casella Waste Systems and Trans Global Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casella Waste Systems	2	2	6	1	2.55
Trans Global Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Casella Waste Systems presently has a consensus target price of $112.38, suggesting a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Casella Waste Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than Trans Global Group.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Trans Global Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trans Global Group has a beta of -2.27, suggesting that its stock price is 327% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Casella Waste Systems and Trans Global Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casella Waste Systems	$1.56 billion	3.65	$13.54 million	$0.18	497.94
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Casella Waste Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Trans Global Group.

Summary

Casella Waste Systems beats Trans Global Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Trans Global Group

Trans Global Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Shenzhen Zui Xian Gui Brewery Technology Limited, distributes and retails wine under the Zui Xian Gui name in the People's Republic of China. It also sells its products through an online self-operated retail and e-commerce platform. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.