SunOpta (STKL) Competitors $6.08 +0.09 (+1.42%) As of 12:15 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, RYI, and MGPIShould you be buying SunOpta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunOpta include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. SunOpta vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Vestis Ituran Location and Control Ryerson MGP Ingredients SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STKL or CENT? 85.4% of SunOpta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of SunOpta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$723.73M0.99-$17.39M-$0.13-46.81Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.32 Do analysts prefer STKL or CENT? SunOpta presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.12%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.70%. Given SunOpta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 more volatility and risk, STKL or CENT? SunOpta has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to STKL or CENT? In the previous week, SunOpta had 2 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SunOpta and 1 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat SunOpta's score of 1.41 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SunOpta Positive Central Garden & Pet Very Positive Is STKL or CENT more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.90% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -1.90%. SunOpta's return on equity of 11.65% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SunOpta-1.90% 11.65% 2.65% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% SummarySunOpta and Central Garden & Pet tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SunOpta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STKL 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 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$715.23M$8.53B$16.25B$8.92BDividend YieldN/A3.48%3.17%4.12%P/E Ratio-46.8126.6219.8719.84Price / Sales0.991.7467.10113.63Price / Cash13.6512.5514.5457.06Price / Book4.913.706.175.32Net Income-$17.39M$398.24M$680.27M$248.42M7 Day Performance2.96%1.41%2.29%2.50%1 Month Performance-1.54%-0.49%0.47%5.53%1 Year Performance11.24%0.28%7.41%19.65% SunOpta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STKLSunOpta3.6029 of 5 stars$6.09+1.4%$9.50+56.1%+14.1%$715.23M$723.73M-46.811,248Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.25 of 5 stars$35.18+2.1%$40.00+13.7%-7.1%$2.30B$3.20B18.816,450GLPGlobal Partners2.6829 of 5 stars$54.40+0.7%$56.00+2.9%+11.3%$1.85B$17.16B17.274,840WKCWorld Kinect1.0124 of 5 stars$27.40-1.4%$29.00+5.8%+12.4%$1.55B$42.17B114.174,745DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.9118 of 5 stars$27.07+1.8%$40.50+49.6%-2.7%$1.26B$1.80B1,354.184,400Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial3.7093 of 5 stars$26.96+1.8%N/A-9.0%$1.03B$1.32B17.061,845CAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.3289 of 5 stars$21.44+1.3%N/A+5.4%$816.67M$4.10B26.792,220VSTSVestis4.3211 of 5 stars$5.81+1.5%$11.75+102.4%-47.9%$764.98M$2.81B-32.2510,800ITRNIturan Location and Control4.2087 of 5 stars$36.05+1.3%$50.00+38.7%+59.8%$717.03M$336.26M12.972,892Positive NewsRYIRyerson2.2244 of 5 stars$19.69+2.6%$25.00+27.0%+16.4%$633.86M$4.60B-89.484,200News CoverageMGPIMGP Ingredients4.3455 of 5 stars$29.47-0.2%$50.33+70.8%-56.2%$626.83M$703.62M65.49690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors Global Industrial Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors Vestis Competitors Ituran Location and Control Competitors Ryerson Competitors MGP Ingredients 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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