Analyzing Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) & Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) and Enviri (NYSE:NVRI) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Republic Services and Enviri’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Republic Services	12.90%	18.44%	6.51%
Enviri	-7.62%	-13.47%	-1.92%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Republic Services and Enviri”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Republic Services	$16.59 billion	4.15	$2.14 billion	$6.85	32.55
Enviri	$2.24 billion	0.66	-$167.60 million	($2.12)	-8.60

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than Enviri. Enviri is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Republic Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Republic Services has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enviri has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Republic Services and Enviri, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Republic Services	0	10	13	0	2.57
Enviri	1	2	1	0	2.00

Republic Services presently has a consensus price target of $246.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.50%. Enviri has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.14%. Given Enviri’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enviri is more favorable than Republic Services.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.7% of Republic Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Enviri shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Republic Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Enviri shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Republic Services beats Enviri on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Republic Services

Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions. Its residential collection services include curbside collection of material for transport to transfer stations, landfills, recycling centers, and organics processing facilities; supply of recycling and waste containers; and renting of compactors. The company also engages in the processing and sale of old corrugated containers, old newsprint, aluminum, glass, and other materials; and provision of landfill services. It serves small-container, large-container, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

About Enviri

Enviri Corporation provides environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Harsco Environmental and Clean Earth. The Harsco Environmental segment offers on-site services under long-term contracts for material logistics, product quality improvement, and resource recovery for iron, steel, and metals manufacturing; manufactures and sells industrial abrasives, roofing granules, aluminum dross, and scrap processing systems; and meltshop and furnace services, such as under-vessel cleaning, removal of ladle slag, and general melt shop debris. This segment also produces and sells value-added downstream products from industrial waste-stream, including road surfacing and materials, such as slag-based asphalt product under the SteelPhal brand; abrasives and roofing materials under the BLACK BEAUTY and SURE/CUT brand names; Metallurgical Additives; agriculture and turf products comprising soil conditioners and fertilizers under the CrossOver and AgrowSil brands; and cement additives. The Clean Earth segment provides specialty waste processing, treatment, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for waste needs, such as hazardous, non-hazardous, and contaminated soils and dredged materials to industrial, retail, healthcare, and construction industries. The company was formerly known as Harsco Corporation and changed its name to Enviri Corporation in June 2023. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.