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$27.98 +0.16 (+0.58%)
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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 small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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$3.20B0.61$107.98M$2.2014.05
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.55$107.98M$2.2012.72

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.19%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable 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)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Central Garden & Pet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 0.51 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.50 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Central Garden & Pet
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$1.75B$2.27B$8.45B$10.67B
Dividend YieldN/A4.40%3.07%4.88%
P/E Ratio12.7216.9218.2827.23
Price / Sales0.554.306.31131.98
Price / Cash7.5115.1316.2961.65
Price / Book1.211.644.946.59
Net Income$107.98M$106.26M$255.94M$276.14M
7 Day Performance4.72%0.88%0.59%-0.72%
1 Month Performance-8.50%-4.76%-2.94%2.47%
1 Year Performance-2.88%-14.93%37.69%33.90%

Central Garden & Pet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet
3.5431 of 5 stars
$27.98
+0.6%
$38.67
+38.2%
-3.7%$1.75B$3.20B12.727,000
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
3.8284 of 5 stars
$28.98
-2.0%
$40.00
+38.0%
-8.6%$1.86B$3.20B13.176,450
WDFC
WD-40
4.1446 of 5 stars
$192.62
+0.2%
$290.00
+50.6%
-23.2%$2.60B$590.56M30.33580News Coverage
SPB
Spectrum Brands
4.7035 of 5 stars
$50.77
+0.8%
$73.80
+45.4%
-38.8%$1.22B$2.96B18.943,100
ODC
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America
3.0687 of 5 stars
$61.71
-4.8%
N/A+250.8%$948.85M$485.57M16.66870News Coverage
Insider Trade
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.7358 of 5 stars
$147.54
-1.4%
$172.21
+16.7%
-10.6%$350.35B$84.28B22.66109,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.7878 of 5 stars
$76.99
-1.2%
$92.21
+19.8%
-20.9%$63.01B$20.10B21.6334,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.7512 of 5 stars
$119.27
-0.3%
$137.00
+14.9%
-16.8%$39.57B$19.72B15.8044,000Positive News
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.8052 of 5 stars
$86.65
-1.2%
$100.88
+16.4%
-15.3%$21.36B$6.11B40.875,750Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CLX
Clorox
4.4798 of 5 stars
$120.51
+0.3%
$131.64
+9.2%
-25.2%$14.63B$7.10B18.487,600
REYN
Reynolds Consumer Products
3.7947 of 5 stars
$23.43
+0.3%
$26.75
+14.2%
-21.2%$4.91B$3.70B15.726,400News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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