Head to Head Analysis: China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) versus GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL)

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Everbright Environment Group�� has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GFL Environmental and China Everbright Environment Group��’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%
China Everbright Environment Group��	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for GFL Environmental and China Everbright Environment Group��, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	2	12	2	3.00
China Everbright Environment Group��	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus target price of $57.08, indicating a potential upside of 32.02%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than China Everbright Environment Group��.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and China Everbright Environment Group��”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$8.22 billion	1.89	-$527.43 million	$6.38	6.78
China Everbright Environment Group��	$3.88 billion	1.06	$432.80 million	N/A	N/A

China Everbright Environment Group�� has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats China Everbright Environment Group�� on 12 of the 13 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 China Everbright Environment Group��

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides environmental solutions worldwide. The company’s Environmental Energy Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates food and kitchen waste treatment, leachate and fecal treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, fly ash landfill, medical waste, and solid waste treatment projects, as well as waste-to-energy and methane-to-energy plants. This segment also provides waste sorting, renewable resources utilization, and sanitation operation services. Its Greentech Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates integrated biomass utilization, hazardous and solid waste treatment, and solar energy and wind power projects, as well as offers environmental remediation services. The company’s Environmental Water Project Construction and Operation segment constructs, upgrades, and operates waste water treatment plants; water supply and reusable water treatment plants; and sponge city construction, sludge treatment and disposal, leachate treatment, river-basin ecological restoration, and waste water source heat pump projects. This segment also researches and develops water environment technologies and engineering projects. The company’s Others segment conducts environmental protection technology research and development projects; provides environmental related technological, and protection project equipment construction and installation services; designs environmental protection projects; and sells related equipment. It also collects and treats municipal wastes by mechanical and biological technology; and manufactures environmental protection equipment. The company was formerly known as China Everbright International Limited and changed its name to China Everbright Environment Group Limited in September 2020. China Everbright Environment Group Limited was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.