Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI) versus Waste Management (NYSE:WM) Critical Review

Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waste Management	$25.20 billion	3.76	$2.71 billion	$6.70	35.03

Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Trans Global Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waste Management	10.74%	32.45%	6.67%

Risk & Volatility

Trans Global Group has a beta of -3.04, indicating that its stock price is 404% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.4% of Trans Global Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trans Global Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Waste Management	0	8	16	1	2.72

Waste Management has a consensus price target of $254.59, indicating a potential upside of 8.49%. Given Waste Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waste Management is more favorable than Trans Global Group.

Summary

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

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.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.