CLMB vs. GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, STKL, RYI, and MGPI
Should you be buying Climb Global Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Climb Global Solutions include Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), SunOpta (STKL), Ryerson (RYI), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Climb Global Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Climb Global Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Climb Global Solutions and 2 mentions for Global Partners. Climb Global Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Global Partners' score of 0.54 indicating that Climb Global Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Climb Global Solutions has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.76%. Climb Global Solutions' return on equity of 28.34% beat Global Partners' return on equity.
Global Partners presently has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.91%. Climb Global Solutions has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.42%. Given Climb Global Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than Global Partners.
38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Global Partners pays out 94.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Climb Global Solutions pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Climb Global Solutions. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Climb Global Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Global Partners has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Global Partners received 273 more outperform votes than Climb Global Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.33% of users gave Climb Global Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.62% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.
Summary
Climb Global Solutions beats Global Partners on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CLMB) was last updated on 6/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
