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SunOpta (STKL) Competitors

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STKL vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, RYI, and MGPI

Should 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

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.

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.

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 Ratio
SunOpta$723.73M0.99-$17.39M-$0.13-46.81
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.32

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)
3.00
Central Garden & Pet
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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.

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

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%

Summary

SunOpta and Central Garden & Pet tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STKL vs. The Competition

MetricSunOptaFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$715.23M$8.53B$16.25B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A3.48%3.17%4.12%
P/E Ratio-46.8126.6219.8719.84
Price / Sales0.991.7467.10113.63
Price / Cash13.6512.5514.5457.06
Price / Book4.913.706.175.32
Net Income-$17.39M$398.24M$680.27M$248.42M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STKL
SunOpta
3.6029 of 5 stars
$6.09
+1.4%
$9.50
+56.1%
+14.1%$715.23M$723.73M-46.811,248Positive News
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
3.25 of 5 stars
$35.18
+2.1%
$40.00
+13.7%
-7.1%$2.30B$3.20B18.816,450
GLP
Global Partners
2.6829 of 5 stars
$54.40
+0.7%
$56.00
+2.9%
+11.3%$1.85B$17.16B17.274,840
WKC
World Kinect
1.0124 of 5 stars
$27.40
-1.4%
$29.00
+5.8%
+12.4%$1.55B$42.17B114.174,745
DSGR
Distribution Solutions Group
3.9118 of 5 stars
$27.07
+1.8%
$40.50
+49.6%
-2.7%$1.26B$1.80B1,354.184,400Positive News
GIC
Global Industrial
3.7093 of 5 stars
$26.96
+1.8%
N/A-9.0%$1.03B$1.32B17.061,845
CAPL
CrossAmerica Partners
1.3289 of 5 stars
$21.44
+1.3%
N/A+5.4%$816.67M$4.10B26.792,220
VSTS
Vestis
4.3211 of 5 stars
$5.81
+1.5%
$11.75
+102.4%
-47.9%$764.98M$2.81B-32.2510,800
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
4.2087 of 5 stars
$36.05
+1.3%
$50.00
+38.7%
+59.8%$717.03M$336.26M12.972,892Positive News
RYI
Ryerson
2.2244 of 5 stars
$19.69
+2.6%
$25.00
+27.0%
+16.4%$633.86M$4.60B-89.484,200News Coverage
MGPI
MGP Ingredients
4.3455 of 5 stars
$29.47
-0.2%
$50.33
+70.8%
-56.2%$626.83M$703.62M65.49690

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This page (NASDAQ:STKL) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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