Ituran Location and Control (ITRN) Competitors $39.39 +0.60 (+1.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.12 -0.27 (-0.67%) As of 07:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ITRN vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, VSTS, CAPL, RYI, STKL, and MGPIShould you be buying Ituran Location and Control stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ituran Location and Control include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), Vestis (VSTS), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Ituran Location and Control vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial Vestis CrossAmerica Partners Ryerson SunOpta MGP Ingredients Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts rate ITRN or CENT? Ituran Location and Control currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.94%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. 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 Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ituran Location and Control 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is ITRN or CENT more profitable? Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.35% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.90%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 29.19% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ituran Location and Control16.35% 29.19% 16.95% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% Does the media refer more to ITRN or CENT? In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 1 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 0 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 1.84 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ituran Location and Control Very Positive Central Garden & Pet Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITRN or CENT? 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITRN or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Ituran Location and Control. Ituran Location and Control 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 RatioIturan Location and Control$336.26M2.33$53.65M$2.7814.17Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.44 Which has more risk & volatility, ITRN or CENT? Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIturan Location and Control beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ituran Location and Control News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ITRN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ITRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIturan Location and ControlPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$771.67M$2.09B$7.48B$8.87BDividend Yield5.16%1.88%4.55%4.10%P/E Ratio14.1738.9524.7319.88Price / Sales2.334.60111.02113.66Price / Cash10.4760.2427.2756.90Price / Book4.109.674.335.38Net Income$53.65M$110.42M$791.63M$248.50M7 Day Performance7.30%5.12%2.05%2.97%1 Month Performance0.54%8.15%5.15%6.02%1 Year Performance60.78%185.49%31.97%20.39% Ituran Location and Control Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRNIturan Location and Control4.2648 of 5 stars$39.39+1.5%$50.00+26.9%+59.8%$771.67M$336.26M14.172,892Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.0705 of 5 stars$35.18-0.5%$40.00+13.7%-7.1%$2.32B$3.20B18.816,450GLPGlobal Partners2.7325 of 5 stars$52.73+0.3%$56.00+6.2%+11.3%$1.79B$17.16B16.744,840WKCWorld Kinect1.5998 of 5 stars$28.37+0.7%$29.00+2.2%+12.4%$1.60B$42.17B118.214,745DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.8962 of 5 stars$27.47-0.7%$40.50+47.4%-2.7%$1.28B$1.80B1,374.194,400News CoveragePositive NewsGICGlobal Industrial3.7207 of 5 stars$26.95-1.6%N/A-9.0%$1.05B$1.32B17.061,845VSTSVestis4.6881 of 5 stars$5.75-5.9%$11.75+104.3%-47.9%$805.19M$2.81B-31.9410,800CAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.3324 of 5 stars$20.79-0.5%N/A+5.4%$796.24M$4.10B25.992,220RYIRyerson1.4919 of 5 stars$21.63-2.1%$25.00+15.6%+16.4%$711.53M$4.60B-98.324,200News CoveragePositive NewsSTKLSunOpta3.6258 of 5 stars$5.80-1.2%$9.50+63.8%+14.1%$689.97M$723.73M-44.621,248Positive NewsMGPIMGP Ingredients4.3607 of 5 stars$29.97+0.5%$50.33+67.9%-56.2%$634.11M$703.62M66.60690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Global Partners Alternatives World Kinect Alternatives Distribution Solutions Group Alternatives Global Industrial Alternatives Vestis Alternatives CrossAmerica Partners Alternatives Ryerson Alternatives SunOpta Alternatives MGP Ingredients Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ITRN) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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