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CENTA vs. CENT, WDFC, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, and REYN

Should you be buying Central Garden & Pet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Garden & Pet include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), WD-40 (WDFC), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN).

Central Garden & Pet vs. Its Competitors

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Central Garden & Pet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet and Central Garden & Pet both had 3 articles in the media. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.95 indicating that Central Garden & Pet 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Central Garden & Pet
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.70$107.98M$2.2016.14
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.63$107.98M$2.2014.60

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet4.44% 10.77% 4.65%
Central Garden & Pet 4.44%10.77%4.65%

16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet 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.

Summary

Central Garden & Pet and Central Garden & Pet tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CENTA vs. The Competition

MetricCentral Garden & PetCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.02B$2.31B$8.39B$10.28B
Dividend YieldN/A4.28%2.97%4.63%
P/E Ratio14.6016.7718.4526.53
Price / Sales0.634.316.11235.26
Price / Cash8.6816.4317.2060.52
Price / Book1.381.705.066.31
Net Income$107.98M$103.49M$255.59M$271.37M
7 Day Performance-2.31%-0.47%2.07%2.11%
1 Month Performance-1.08%3.98%18.37%6.67%
1 Year Performance-1.56%-14.01%50.92%27.84%

Central Garden & Pet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet
3.6571 of 5 stars
$32.13
-0.3%
$38.67
+20.3%
-2.6%$2.02B$3.20B14.607,000Positive News
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
2.9293 of 5 stars
$37.45
-0.5%
$40.00
+6.8%
-7.3%$2.37B$3.20B17.026,450
WDFC
WD-40
3.9481 of 5 stars
$217.06
-0.5%
$290.00
+33.6%
-19.8%$2.95B$612.51M34.18580
SPB
Spectrum Brands
4.5509 of 5 stars
$55.49
-2.4%
$74.80
+34.8%
-42.9%$1.38B$2.85B20.713,100Positive News
ODC
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America
2.2393 of 5 stars
$65.43
+2.6%
N/A+298.2%$933.77M$437.59M19.24870Short Interest ↑
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.5663 of 5 stars
$159.12
-0.6%
$175.12
+10.1%
-10.8%$374.52B$84.28B24.44109,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.9086 of 5 stars
$84.15
-1.2%
$98.00
+16.5%
-22.7%$68.80B$20.10B23.6434,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.8559 of 5 stars
$129.78
-0.1%
$142.70
+10.0%
-13.3%$43.06B$19.72B17.1944,000Positive News
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.6626 of 5 stars
$94.61
-1.2%
$103.94
+9.9%
-13.0%$23.34B$6.07B44.635,750Positive News
CLX
Clorox
4.4322 of 5 stars
$125.88
-0.9%
$142.18
+13.0%
-24.8%$15.54B$7.10B19.317,600Positive News
Dividend Announcement
REYN
Reynolds Consumer Products
4.4181 of 5 stars
$22.96
-3.5%
$26.75
+16.5%
-27.6%$5.00B$3.70B15.416,400Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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