Reviewing PlasCred Circular Innovations (OTCMKTS:MGPRF) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)

PlasCred Circular Innovations (OTCMKTS:MGPRF) and Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for PlasCred Circular Innovations and Republic Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PlasCred Circular Innovations	0	0	0	0	N/A
Republic Services	0	9	9	0	2.50

Republic Services has a consensus target price of $211.65, indicating a potential upside of 2.97%. Given Republic Services’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Republic Services is more favorable than PlasCred Circular Innovations.

Profitability

This table compares PlasCred Circular Innovations and Republic Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PlasCred Circular Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Republic Services	12.11%	17.81%	6.10%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PlasCred Circular Innovations and Republic Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PlasCred Circular Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Republic Services	$15.57 billion	4.16	$1.73 billion	$5.70	36.11

Republic Services has higher revenue and earnings than PlasCred Circular Innovations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Republic Services beats PlasCred Circular Innovations on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PlasCred Circular Innovations

PlasCred Circular Innovations Inc. engages in the recycling of plastic. It operates PlasCred process and PlasCred Primus. Th company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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.