PG vs. CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, WDFC, SPB, CENTA, ODC, UL, and ECL
Should you be buying Procter & Gamble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Procter & Gamble include Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Unilever (UL), and Ecolab (ECL).
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 9 more articles in the media than Colgate-Palmolive. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 9 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Procter & Gamble's score of 0.83 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Procter & Gamble has higher revenue and earnings than Colgate-Palmolive. Procter & Gamble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 18.00% compared to Colgate-Palmolive's net margin of 13.22%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 485.40% beat Procter & Gamble's return on equity.
Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
65.8% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Procter & Gamble pays an annual dividend of $4.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Procter & Gamble pays out 65.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Procter & Gamble received 376 more outperform votes than Colgate-Palmolive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.38% of users gave Procter & Gamble an outperform vote while only 50.33% of users gave Colgate-Palmolive an outperform vote.
Procter & Gamble presently has a consensus price target of $169.76, indicating a potential upside of 0.85%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $92.94, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Given Procter & Gamble's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Procter & Gamble is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.
Summary
Procter & Gamble beats Colgate-Palmolive on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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