Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Competitors $34.94 -0.50 (-1.41%) Closing price 06/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.94 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/25/2025 04:04 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, INGM, AVT, GMS, REZI, GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, 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), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), and CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Central Garden & Pet vs. Its Competitors SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and SiteOne Landscape Supply (NYSE:SITE) are both mid-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts rate CENT or SITE? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. SiteOne Landscape Supply has a consensus price target of $145.70, indicating a potential upside of 21.00%. Given SiteOne Landscape Supply's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SiteOne Landscape Supply is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75SiteOne Landscape Supply 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is CENT or SITE more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.90% compared to SiteOne Landscape Supply's net margin of 2.53%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.14% beat SiteOne Landscape Supply's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.90% 10.14% 4.40% SiteOne Landscape Supply 2.53%7.31%3.65% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENT or SITE? 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 RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.20B0.72$107.98M$1.8718.68SiteOne Landscape Supply$4.54B1.19$123.60M$2.5147.97 Which has more volatility & risk, CENT or SITE? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiteOne Landscape Supply has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CENT or SITE? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 1 more articles in the media than SiteOne Landscape Supply. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 3 mentions for SiteOne Landscape Supply. SiteOne Landscape Supply's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.81 indicating that SiteOne Landscape Supply is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SiteOne Landscape Supply 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in CENT or SITE? 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of SiteOne Landscape Supply shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySiteOne Landscape Supply beats Central Garden & Pet on 9 of the 17 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 CENT 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 & PetCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.32B$2.19B$8.46B$8.72BDividend YieldN/A4.17%3.28%4.21%P/E Ratio18.6815.3319.5319.35Price / Sales0.724.013.42104.29Price / Cash9.5616.4316.9956.46Price / Book1.511.724.485.50Net Income$107.98M$100.53M$241.80M$248.18M7 Day Performance1.81%-2.50%0.66%0.75%1 Month Performance-1.63%3.05%7.24%4.44%1 Year Performance-8.77%-10.95%6.06%16.85% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.3523 of 5 stars$34.94-1.4%$40.00+14.5%-10.4%$2.32B$3.20B18.686,450SITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.0433 of 5 stars$121.08+3.9%$145.70+20.3%-4.1%$5.43B$4.54B48.248,760Positive NewsINGMIngram Micro3.2058 of 5 stars$19.50+2.4%$25.71+31.9%N/A$4.58B$47.98B0.0023,500AVTAvnet4.3058 of 5 stars$51.72+1.3%$49.00-5.3%+0.3%$4.34B$23.76B14.4915,462GMSGMS2.348 of 5 stars$100.37+0.1%$90.58-9.8%+24.3%$3.85B$5.51B34.737,113Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies2.9307 of 5 stars$21.79+3.8%$23.00+5.6%+12.1%$3.24B$7.05B68.0814,600GLPGlobal Partners2.216 of 5 stars$54.40+0.7%$56.00+2.9%+13.2%$1.85B$17.16B17.274,840WKCWorld Kinect2.2728 of 5 stars$27.40-1.4%$29.00+5.8%+5.3%$1.55B$42.17B114.174,745Positive NewsDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.6793 of 5 stars$27.07+1.8%$40.50+49.6%-10.0%$1.26B$1.80B1,354.184,400Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial4.1293 of 5 stars$26.96+1.8%N/A-12.1%$1.03B$1.32B17.061,845News CoverageCAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.8846 of 5 stars$21.44+1.3%N/A+4.0%$816.67M$4.10B26.792,220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SiteOne Landscape Supply Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Avnet Competitors GMS Competitors Resideo Technologies Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors Global Industrial 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 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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