Ituran Location and Control (ITRN) Competitors

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ITRN vs. PTLE, CENT, GLP, VSTS, and WKC

Should you buy Ituran Location and Control stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ituran Location and Control with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ituran Location and Control include PTL (PTLE), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Vestis (VSTS), and World Kinect (WKC). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to PTL?

PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to PTL's net margin of 0.00%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat PTL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%

PTL has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 3 more articles in the media than PTL. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 1 mentions for PTL. PTL's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.52 indicating that PTL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PTL	Very Positive
Ituran Location and Control	Positive

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ituran Location and Control has a consensus price target of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than PTL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Ituran Location and Control has higher revenue and earnings than PTL.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTL	$71.65M	35.35	-$1.18M	N/A	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats PTL on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Central Garden & Pet?

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 5.42%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.55%	5.04%

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 1 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Ituran Location and Control's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.39 indicating that Ituran Location and Control is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Garden & Pet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Ituran Location and Control. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65
Central Garden & Pet	$3.16B	0.74	$162.84M	$2.75	13.59

Ituran Location and Control presently has a consensus price target of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.46%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Ituran Location and Control.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Global Partners?

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Ituran Location and Control. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65
Global Partners	$18.56B	0.09	$79.22M	$3.60	13.64

Ituran Location and Control presently has a consensus target price of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.29%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.77%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat Global Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%
Global Partners	0.77%	24.23%	3.82%

Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Ituran Location and Control pays out 206.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Partners pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ituran Location and Control has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Global Partners has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Global Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Global Partners and 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.52 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ituran Location and Control and Global Partners tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Vestis?

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Vestis presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential downside of 22.16%. Ituran Location and Control has a consensus target price of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than Vestis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Vestis has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vestis' net margin of -0.63%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat Vestis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vestis	-0.63%	5.27%	1.59%
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%

In the previous week, Vestis had 16 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Vestis and 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Vestis' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.52 indicating that Vestis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vestis	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ituran Location and Control has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vestis. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
Vestis	$2.73B	0.59	-$40.22M	-$0.14	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65

97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats Vestis on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to World Kinect?

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of World Kinect shares are owned 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.

Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Ituran Location and Control currently has a consensus target price of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.10%. World Kinect has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.55%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

In the previous week, World Kinect had 2 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for World Kinect and 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.52 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
World Kinect	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.15% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 27.27% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%

Ituran Location and Control has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.17	$57.97M	$2.91	19.65
World Kinect	$36.92B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A

Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ituran Location and Control pays out 206.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. World Kinect pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ituran Location and Control has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and World Kinect has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats World Kinect on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ITRN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ituran Location and Control	PROTECTION Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.14B	$3.43B	$9.30B	$12.29B
Dividend Yield	10.49%	2.70%	3.59%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	19.65	18.93	25.12	25.26
Price / Sales	3.17	5.24	5,002.84	73.57
Price / Cash	14.75	24.83	27.40	37.27
Price / Book	5.07	3.38	4.80	6.71
Net Income	$57.97M	$110.20M	$795.70M	$336.00M
7 Day Performance	-6.23%	-4.01%	-0.94%	-0.68%
1 Month Performance	2.16%	-5.09%	1.26%	-0.06%
1 Year Performance	51.19%	-16.14%	36.16%	30.62%

Ituran Location and Control 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)
ITRN Ituran Location and Control	3.4587 of 5 stars	$57.18 flat	$60.67 +6.1%	+51.2%	$1.14B	$359.02M	19.65	2,917	Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
PTLE PTL	1.3265 of 5 stars	$5.55 +1.8%	N/A	-95.4%	$2.79B	$71.65M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
CENT Central Garden & Pet	3.0672 of 5 stars	$38.25 +1.3%	$54.00 +41.2%	+3.0%	$2.38B	$3.13B	13.91	6,000
GLP Global Partners	2.8738 of 5 stars	$48.55 +1.5%	$46.00 -5.2%	-0.4%	$1.65B	$18.56B	13.48	4,700	Analyst Upgrade
VSTS Vestis	2.0343 of 5 stars	$11.97 +28.7%	$6.17 -48.5%	+98.2%	$1.58B	$2.73B	N/A	18,150	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume

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ITRN vs. PTLE, CENT, GLP, VSTS, and WKC

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to PTL?

Is PTLE or ITRN more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, PTLE or ITRN?

Does the media favor PTLE or ITRN?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PTLE or ITRN?

Do analysts prefer PTLE or ITRN?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PTLE or ITRN?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Central Garden & Pet?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ITRN or CENT?

Which has more volatility & risk, ITRN or CENT?

Is ITRN or CENT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to ITRN or CENT?

Which has better valuation & earnings, ITRN or CENT?

Do analysts recommend ITRN or CENT?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Global Partners?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ITRN or GLP?

Do analysts prefer ITRN or GLP?

Which has more risk & volatility, ITRN or GLP?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITRN or GLP?

Is ITRN or GLP more profitable?

Is ITRN or GLP a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer ITRN or GLP?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Vestis?

Do analysts prefer VSTS or ITRN?

Which has more volatility and risk, VSTS or ITRN?

Is VSTS or ITRN more profitable?

Does the media prefer VSTS or ITRN?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSTS or ITRN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VSTS or ITRN?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to World Kinect?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ITRN or WKC?

Which has more volatility and risk, ITRN or WKC?

Do analysts recommend ITRN or WKC?

Does the media favor ITRN or WKC?

Is ITRN or WKC more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ITRN or WKC?

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