Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) & GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) Head-To-Head Review

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and Rino International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.97	-$527.43 million	$6.35	7.23
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rino International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	48.53%	3.71%	1.42%
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and 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, 12.1% of Rino International 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.

Risk and Volatility

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rino International has a beta of -8.28, indicating that its stock price is 928% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for GFL Environmental and Rino International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	1	11	2	3.07
Rino International	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus price target of $58.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.37%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than Rino International.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats Rino International on 10 of the 11 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 Rino International

RINO International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental protection and remediation company in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wastewater treatment and flue gas desulphurization equipment primarily for use in the iron and steel industry; and anti-oxidation products and equipment for use in the manufacture of hot rolled steel plate products. Its products include Lamella Inclined Tube Settler Waste Water Treatment System, which comprise industrial water treatment equipment, effluent-condensing equipment sets, solid and liquid abstraction dewatering equipment, and coal gas dust removal and cleaning equipment; and Circulating, Fluidized Bed, Flue Gas Desulphurization System that removes particulate sulphur from flue gas emissions generated by the sintering process in the production of iron and steel; and High Temperature Anti-Oxidation System for hot rolled steel, a set of products and a mechanized system, which reduces oxidation-related output losses in the production of continuous cast hot rolled steel. In addition, it offers contract machining services for third-party industrial enterprises. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.