SunOpta (STKL) Competitors $6.18 -0.09 (-1.44%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.22 +0.04 (+0.58%) As of 06:50 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STKL vs. CENT, GLP, DSGR, WKC, GIC, CAPL, ITRN, RYI, MGPI, and VSTSShould you be buying SunOpta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunOpta include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), and Vestis (VSTS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. SunOpta vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Global Partners Distribution Solutions Group World Kinect Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Ituran Location and Control Ryerson MGP Ingredients Vestis SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts rate STKL or CENT? SunOpta currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.72%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.43%. Given SunOpta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SunOpta is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SunOpta 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 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 Which has higher earnings & valuation, STKL or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta. SunOpta 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 RatioSunOpta$762.88M0.95-$17.39M-$0.06-103.00Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.72$107.98M$2.2016.77 Does the media refer more to STKL or CENT? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 8 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 3 mentions for SunOpta. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.50 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SunOpta 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STKL or CENT? 85.4% of SunOpta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of SunOpta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, STKL or CENT? SunOpta has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STKL or CENT more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 4.44% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -0.66%. SunOpta's return on equity of 12.82% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SunOpta-0.66% 12.82% 2.90% Central Garden & Pet 4.44%10.77%4.65% SummarySunOpta and Central Garden & Pet tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STKL 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 STKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunOptaFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$736.99M$8.48B$16.47B$9.77BDividend YieldN/A3.33%3.01%4.50%P/E Ratio-103.0019.2313.6522.40Price / Sales0.951.7948.66111.77Price / Cash14.7612.8114.8828.92Price / Book4.543.405.806.58Net Income-$17.39M$401.69M$680.19M$265.84M7 Day Performance-2.22%-0.35%-0.44%-0.07%1 Month Performance8.42%0.87%1.55%5.83%1 Year Performance7.48%-5.52%0.69%17.88% SunOpta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STKLSunOpta3.8061 of 5 stars$6.18-1.4%$9.50+53.7%+9.0%$736.99M$762.88M-103.001,248CENTCentral Garden & Pet2.3495 of 5 stars$36.15-1.3%$40.00+10.7%-7.7%$2.30B$3.20B16.436,450GLPGlobal Partners2.7418 of 5 stars$51.12+0.3%$56.00+9.6%+17.7%$1.73B$17.16B19.664,840DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.7042 of 5 stars$33.24-0.1%$41.00+23.3%-13.5%$1.54B$1.80B369.334,400Positive NewsGap DownWKCWorld Kinect2.4823 of 5 stars$26.61-0.6%$29.40+10.5%-7.0%$1.49B$42.17B-3.494,745Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial4.1661 of 5 stars$37.13+2.2%N/A+11.2%$1.39B$1.32B21.711,845News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓CAPLCrossAmerica Partners3.1711 of 5 stars$21.00-0.5%N/A+6.8%$803.91M$4.10B18.582,220ITRNIturan Location and Control4.0894 of 5 stars$36.41-1.9%$50.00+37.3%+19.4%$738.45M$336.26M13.052,892Positive NewsGap DownRYIRyerson2.907 of 5 stars$22.96+0.7%$25.00+8.9%+14.0%$734.14M$4.60B-51.024,200News CoverageMGPIMGP Ingredients4.168 of 5 stars$29.44-2.4%$50.33+71.0%-67.0%$642.19M$703.62M-94.97690Positive NewsVSTSVestis3.3595 of 5 stars$4.59-4.1%$9.13+99.0%-66.8%$630.20M$2.81B-19.9310,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors World Kinect Competitors Global Industrial Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors Ituran Location and Control Competitors Ryerson Competitors MGP Ingredients Competitors Vestis Competitors 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:STKL) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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