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Waste Connections vs Xcel Energy
Over the past year WCN returned +11.1% and XEL returned −1.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.23.
WCN +11.1% XEL −1.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WCN | XEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $184.08 | $79.82 |
| Market cap | $46.07B | $51.23B |
| Today | +1.16% | +0.99% |
| 1 month | +22.2% | +13.1% |
| 6 months | +14.2% | −3.3% |
| Year to date | +5.0% | +8.1% |
| 1 year | +9.3% | +0.2% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.3% | +6.6% |
| Gross margin | 43.1% | 73.0% |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 23.0% |
| P/E (TTM) | 40.6× | 19.2× |
| Price / sales | 4.6× | 3.4× |
| Net cash | -$9.35B | -$39.89B |
| Dividend yield | 0.76% | 2.97% |
| Volatility (60d) | 27.4% | 19.1% |
| Short % of float | 2.1% | 8.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).