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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

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	33.80	-$1.18M	N/A	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.21	$57.97M	$2.91	19.91

PTL has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock 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 3 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 0 mentions for PTL. PTL's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.00 indicating that PTL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PTL	Very Positive
Ituran Location and Control	Neutral

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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Ituran Location and Control has a consensus target price of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

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 endowments, hedge funds 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, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control and Ituran Location and Control both had 3 articles in the media. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.00 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
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Central Garden & Pet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Ituran Location and Control currently has a consensus target price of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.04%. Given Central Garden & Pet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

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	3.21	$57.97M	$2.91	19.91
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.77	$162.84M	$2.75	14.02

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 16 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

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

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%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Global Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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	3.21	$57.97M	$2.91	19.91
Global Partners	$19.29B	0.09	$79.22M	$3.60	13.58

In the previous week, Global Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Global Partners and 3 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.00 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Global Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ituran Location and Control presently has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Global Partners has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.87%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Vestis currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential downside of 21.53%. Ituran Location and Control has a consensus target price of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. 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

97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held 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, Vestis had 16 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Vestis and 3 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. Vestis' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.00 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)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

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

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	0.58	-$40.22M	-$0.14	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.21	$57.97M	$2.91	19.91

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?

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

World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. World Kinect pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Ituran Location and Control has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

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

In the previous week, World Kinect had 4 more articles in the media than Ituran Location and Control. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for World Kinect and 3 mentions for Ituran Location and Control. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.00 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ituran Location and Control	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

World Kinect currently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.27%. Ituran Location and Control has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
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 lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
World Kinect	$36.92B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	$359.02M	3.21	$57.97M	$2.91	19.91

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
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%
Ituran Location and Control	16.15%	27.27%	15.85%

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of World Kinect shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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Metric	Ituran Location and Control	PROTECTION Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.15B	$3.32B	$9.27B	$12.29B
Dividend Yield	10.20%	2.70%	3.59%	5.32%
P/E Ratio	19.91	19.34	25.09	25.23
Price / Sales	3.21	5.06	4,367.69	79.36
Price / Cash	14.75	24.83	27.40	37.30
Price / Book	5.14	3.40	4.80	6.63
Net Income	$57.97M	$106.44M	$794.33M	$335.59M
7 Day Performance	-2.28%	-0.98%	-0.87%	-1.20%
1 Month Performance	3.52%	-4.89%	0.69%	-1.16%
1 Year Performance	53.16%	-16.32%	33.79%	28.10%

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	3.4051 of 5 stars	$57.94 +1.3%	$60.67 +4.7%	+53.2%	$1.15B	$359.02M	19.91	2,917	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Upgrade
PTLE PTL	1.3562 of 5 stars	$5.55 +1.8%	N/A	-95.6%	$2.79B	$71.65M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
CENT Central Garden & Pet	2.9273 of 5 stars	$38.25 +1.3%	$54.00 +41.2%	+6.2%	$2.38B	$3.13B	13.91	6,000
GLP Global Partners	2.6271 of 5 stars	$48.55 +1.5%	$46.00 -5.2%	-0.8%	$1.65B	$18.56B	13.48	4,700	Analyst Upgrade
VSTS Vestis	2.0379 of 5 stars	$11.97 +28.7%	$6.17 -48.5%	+96.6%	$1.58B	$2.73B	N/A	18,150	Earnings Report Gap Up High Trading Volume

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

How does Ituran Location and Control compare to PTL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PTLE or ITRN?

Which has more volatility and risk, PTLE or ITRN?

Does the media prefer PTLE or ITRN?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PTLE or ITRN?

Is PTLE or ITRN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer PTLE or ITRN?

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ITRN or CENT?

Does the media refer more to ITRN or CENT?

Is ITRN or CENT more profitable?

Do analysts rate ITRN or CENT?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ITRN or CENT?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Global Partners?

Which has more risk and volatility, ITRN or GLP?

Is ITRN or GLP more profitable?

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

Is ITRN or GLP a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, ITRN or GLP?

Does the media prefer ITRN or GLP?

Do analysts rate ITRN or GLP?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to Vestis?

Do analysts recommend VSTS or ITRN?

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

Does the media refer more to VSTS or ITRN?

Is VSTS or ITRN more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, VSTS or ITRN?

Which has better valuation & earnings, VSTS or ITRN?

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How does Ituran Location and Control compare to World Kinect?

Is WKC or ITRN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, WKC or ITRN?

Does the media prefer WKC or ITRN?

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Which has better valuation & earnings, WKC or ITRN?

Is WKC or ITRN more profitable?

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