Critical Comparison: Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG)

Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) and CDT Environmental Technology Investment (NASDAQ:CDTG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Casella Waste Systems has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDT Environmental Technology Investment has a beta of -4.76, suggesting that its stock price is 576% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Casella Waste Systems and CDT Environmental Technology Investment’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%
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Casella Waste Systems and CDT Environmental Technology Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casella Waste Systems	1	2	7	1	2.73
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	1	0	0	0	1.00

Casella Waste Systems presently has a consensus target price of $113.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.96%. Given Casella Waste Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Casella Waste Systems is more favorable than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.5% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Casella Waste Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Casella Waste Systems and CDT Environmental Technology Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casella Waste Systems	$1.80 billion	3.41	$13.54 million	$0.24	401.79
CDT Environmental Technology Investment	$29.76 million	0.16	$1.45 million	N/A	N/A

Casella Waste Systems has higher revenue and earnings than CDT Environmental Technology Investment.

Summary

Casella Waste Systems beats CDT Environmental Technology Investment on 13 of the 13 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 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.