Both in Electric, Gas & Water Utilities
Waste Management vs The Southern
Over the past year WM returned +18.6% and SO returned +0.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.42.
WM +18.6% SO +0.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WM | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $233.45 | $93.71 |
| Market cap | $92.83B | $107.80B |
| Today | +1.10% | +0.77% |
| 1 month | +15.6% | +12.3% |
| 6 months | +2.0% | −3.1% |
| Year to date | +6.3% | +7.5% |
| 1 year | +18.2% | +0.2% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.3% | +0.1% |
| Gross margin | 40.2% | 75.7% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 16.8% |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.2× | 23.1× |
| Price / sales | 3.6× | 3.6× |
| Net cash | -$23.12B | -$73.41B |
| Dividend yield | 1.62% | 3.24% |
| Volatility (60d) | 21.8% | 17.3% |
| Short % of float | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).