Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Competitors $33.91 +0.35 (+1.04%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.90 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CENT vs. SITE, AVT, INGM, GMS, REZI, GLP, WKC, DSGR, VSTS, and CAPLShould you be buying Central Garden & Pet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Garden & Pet include SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Avnet (AVT), Ingram Micro (INGM), GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Vestis (VSTS), and CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Central Garden & Pet vs. SiteOne Landscape Supply Avnet Ingram Micro GMS Resideo Technologies Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Vestis CrossAmerica Partners SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Is SITE or CENT more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.77% compared to SiteOne Landscape Supply's net margin of 2.72%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.08% beat SiteOne Landscape Supply's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SiteOne Landscape Supply2.72% 7.93% 3.98% Central Garden & Pet 3.77%10.08%4.38% Which has higher earnings and valuation, SITE or CENT? SiteOne Landscape Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SiteOne Landscape Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSiteOne Landscape Supply$4.54B1.14$123.60M$2.6942.75Central Garden & Pet$3.22B0.68$107.98M$1.8218.44 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SITE or CENT? SiteOne Landscape Supply received 29 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.95% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave SiteOne Landscape Supply an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSiteOne Landscape SupplyOutperform Votes28553.37% Underperform Votes24946.63% Central Garden & PetOutperform Votes25659.95% Underperform Votes17140.05% Which has more risk & volatility, SITE or CENT? SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SITE or CENT? 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of SiteOne Landscape Supply shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SITE or CENT? SiteOne Landscape Supply presently has a consensus price target of $148.30, suggesting a potential upside of 28.96%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $43.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.12%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than SiteOne Landscape Supply.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SiteOne Landscape Supply 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to SITE or CENT? In the previous week, SiteOne Landscape Supply had 19 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for SiteOne Landscape Supply and 6 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. SiteOne Landscape Supply's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.57 indicating that SiteOne Landscape Supply is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SiteOne Landscape Supply 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySiteOne Landscape Supply beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Central Garden & Pet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral Garden & Petnondurable goods IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.20B$894.22M$7.48B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A8.81%3.39%4.22%P/E Ratio18.4456.6316.4018.48Price / Sales0.680.567.35103.59Price / Cash10.0321.0016.4234.62Price / Book1.450.944.394.25Net Income$107.98M$28.87M$260.40M$248.23M7 Day Performance-3.84%0.43%1.52%0.89%1 Month Performance-7.80%-0.41%-2.01%3.53%1 Year Performance-19.02%-38.41%-2.29%5.08% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.6447 of 5 stars$33.91+1.0%$43.33+27.8%-18.0%$2.22B$3.22B18.637,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.099 of 5 stars$110.06-1.9%$149.70+36.0%-26.7%$4.95B$4.54B40.917,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAVTAvnet4.134 of 5 stars$46.94-0.6%$50.00+6.5%-3.8%$4.06B$22.48B13.3015,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsINGMIngram MicroN/A$15.90-1.7%$26.21+64.9%N/A$3.73B$47.98B0.0024,150Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGMSGMS2.9905 of 5 stars$69.53-1.6%$80.50+15.8%-20.6%$2.67B$5.59B12.785,480REZIResideo Technologies3.6454 of 5 stars$15.70-0.4%$25.00+59.2%-14.3%$2.32B$6.76B24.9215,200Upcoming EarningsGLPGlobal Partners3.0467 of 5 stars$48.94-3.6%$56.00+14.4%+9.4%$1.66B$17.16B14.794,310Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseNews CoverageWKCWorld Kinect3.7576 of 5 stars$23.18-2.3%$29.25+26.2%+7.0%$1.32B$42.17B21.875,210Earnings ReportDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.7305 of 5 stars$25.08-4.1%$43.00+71.5%-21.0%$1.17B$1.80B627.161,840News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownVSTSVestis3.2702 of 5 stars$7.76+1.4%$13.08+68.6%-52.6%$1.02B$2.77B97.0110,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners2.1746 of 5 stars$22.39-2.8%N/A+3.3%$852.16M$4.10B43.062,220Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Avnet Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors Vestis Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENT) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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