CENTA vs. WDFC, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, CENT, and VSTS
Should you be buying Central Garden & Pet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Garden & Pet include WD-40 (WDFC), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), and Vestis (VSTS).
Central Garden & Pet vs.
WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 3 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 7 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 1.61 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WD-40 has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
WD-40 received 98 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.29% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote.
WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.11%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.
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.
Summary
WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
