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CENTA vs. CENT, WDFC, SPB, ODC, and PG

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), and Procter & Gamble (PG).

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Central Garden & Pet?

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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.58%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Central Garden & Pet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.76	$162.84M	$2.45	15.57
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.68	$162.84M	$2.45	13.98

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 7 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.61 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Central Garden & Pet on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to WD-40?

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap household products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $270.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.78%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.50%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Central Garden & Pet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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
WD-40	$619.98M	4.51	$90.99M	$5.88	35.38
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.68	$162.84M	$2.45	13.98

WD-40 has a net margin of 12.57% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 5.42%. WD-40's return on equity of 30.23% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WD-40	12.57%	30.23%	17.15%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%

WD-40 has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 8 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 1 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.90 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WD-40	1 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Spectrum Brands?

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

In the previous week, Spectrum Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Spectrum Brands and 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Spectrum Brands' score of 0.60 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
Spectrum Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Spectrum Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Spectrum Brands. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spectrum Brands, 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
Spectrum Brands	$2.81B	0.67	$99.70M	$4.33	18.76
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.68	$162.84M	$2.45	13.98

Spectrum Brands 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 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Spectrum Brands currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.64%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Spectrum Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectrum Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Central Garden & Pet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 5.42% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 3.76%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 11.67% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectrum Brands	3.76%	7.65%	4.18%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Spectrum Brands on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Oil-Dri Corporation Of America?

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both household products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 6 more articles in the media than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 3 mentions for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's score of 0.39 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
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Central Garden & Pet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

49.0% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America, 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
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	$478.94M	2.34	$54M	$3.69	20.98
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.68	$162.84M	$2.45	13.98

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Central Garden & Pet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a net margin of 11.01% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 5.42%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's return on equity of 20.18% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	11.01%	20.18%	13.78%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Oil-Dri Corporation Of America on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Procter & Gamble?

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) are both household products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Procter & Gamble shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Procter & Gamble 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.

Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 5.42%. Procter & Gamble's return on equity of 32.00% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.67%	5.08%
Procter & Gamble	19.16%	32.00%	13.27%

Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.50%. Procter & Gamble has a consensus target price of $161.06, indicating a potential upside of 9.98%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Procter & Gamble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Garden & Pet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Procter & Gamble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 57 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Procter & Gamble's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.90 indicating that Procter & Gamble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Garden & Pet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Procter & Gamble	41 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Procter & Gamble has higher revenue and earnings than Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Procter & Gamble, 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	$3.13B	0.68	$162.84M	$2.45	13.98
Procter & Gamble	$84.28B	4.05	$15.97B	$6.84	21.41

Summary

Procter & Gamble beats Central Garden & Pet on 13 of the 17 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.

CENTA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Central Garden & Pet	CONSM PD Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.13B	$1.48B	$7.21B	$12.29B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.00%	2.87%	5.24%
P/E Ratio	12.45	8.25	16.82	27.27
Price / Sales	0.68	4.93	3.71	64.11
Price / Cash	8.05	16.98	14.88	53.97
Price / Book	1.36	1.48	3.80	6.83
Net Income	$162.84M	$66.99M	$267.38M	$332.87M
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.09%
1 Month Performance	4.87%	-0.07%	14.50%	7.36%
1 Year Performance	12.87%	7.35%	19.17%	41.09%

Central Garden & Pet Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CENTA Central Garden & Pet	3.9721 of 5 stars	$34.24 -1.4%	$44.00 +28.5%	+15.1%	$2.13B	$3.13B	12.45	7,000	Earnings Report
CENT Central Garden & Pet	3.2445 of 5 stars	$38.08 +0.0%	$42.50 +11.6%	+11.8%	$2.37B	$3.13B	15.54	6,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
WDFC WD-40	4.7794 of 5 stars	$222.82 +0.6%	$270.00 +21.2%	-9.9%	$3.00B	$636.48M	37.88	580	Positive News
SPB Spectrum Brands	2.2438 of 5 stars	$83.83 +0.1%	$83.00 -1.0%	+26.8%	$1.94B	$2.79B	19.36	3,000	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
ODC Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	2.9136 of 5 stars	$74.86 +1.5%	N/A	+70.0%	$1.08B	$485.57M	20.29	870

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Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Competitors

CENTA vs. CENT, WDFC, SPB, ODC, and PG

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Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Competitors

CENTA vs. CENT, WDFC, SPB, ODC, and PG

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Central Garden & Pet?

Do analysts recommend CENT or CENTA?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CENT or CENTA?

Is CENT or CENTA more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, CENT or CENTA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENT or CENTA?

Does the media prefer CENT or CENTA?

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How does Central Garden & Pet compare to WD-40?

Do analysts rate WDFC or CENTA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WDFC or CENTA?

Is WDFC or CENTA more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, WDFC or CENTA?

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

Does the media refer more to WDFC or CENTA?

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How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Spectrum Brands?

Does the media refer more to SPB or CENTA?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPB or CENTA?

Which has more volatility & risk, SPB or CENTA?

Do analysts rate SPB or CENTA?

Is SPB or CENTA more profitable?

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How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Oil-Dri Corporation Of America?

Does the media prefer ODC or CENTA?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ODC or CENTA?

Which has better valuation & earnings, ODC or CENTA?

Which has more risk & volatility, ODC or CENTA?

Do analysts rate ODC or CENTA?

Is ODC or CENTA more profitable?

Summary

How does Central Garden & Pet compare to Procter & Gamble?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CENTA or PG?

Is CENTA or PG more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CENTA or PG?

Which has more risk & volatility, CENTA or PG?

Does the media favor CENTA or PG?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CENTA or PG?

Summary

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