Financial Contrast: TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) & GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL)

TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) and GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for TOMI Environmental Solutions and GFL Environmental, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOMI Environmental Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
GFL Environmental	0	1	11	2	3.07

TOMI Environmental Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 311.47%. GFL Environmental has a consensus price target of $57.72, indicating a potential upside of 34.33%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Risk and Volatility

TOMI Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and GFL Environmental”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$7.74 million	2.21	-$4.48 million	($0.23)	-3.70
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.78	-$527.43 million	$6.38	6.73

TOMI Environmental Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GFL Environmental. TOMI Environmental Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GFL Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and GFL Environmental’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-77.33%	-56.46%	-24.97%
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%

Summary

GFL Environmental beats TOMI Environmental Solutions on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TOMI Environmental Solutions

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.

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.