Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Competitors

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CENTA or WDFC?

WD-40 received 99 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.37% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 184 62.37%	Underperform Votes 111 37.63%
WD-40	Outperform Votes 283 53.60%	Underperform Votes 245 46.40%

Is CENTA or WDFC more profitable?

WD-40 has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.68% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	3.77%	10.08%	4.38%
WD-40	11.78%	31.68%	15.93%

Which has more volatility & risk, CENTA or WDFC?

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CENTA or WDFC?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 4 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 8 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.74 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Garden & Pet	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WD-40	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CENTA or WDFC?

50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CENTA or WDFC?

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.34%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.22%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WD-40 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENTA or WDFC?

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.22B	0.61	$107.98M	$1.82	16.57
WD-40	$610.64M	5.09	$69.64M	$6.27	36.58

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.