WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap household products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate WDFC or CENTA?

WD-40 presently has a consensus price target of $290.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.67%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.34%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility and risk, WDFC or CENTA?

WD-40 has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WDFC or CENTA more profitable?

WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 4.44%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.23% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WD-40	14.13%	31.23%	16.49%
Central Garden & Pet	4.44%	10.86%	4.68%

Does the media prefer WDFC or CENTA?

In the previous week, WD-40 and WD-40 both had 6 articles in the media. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.94 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WD-40	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Central Garden & Pet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WDFC or CENTA?

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, 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
WD-40	$612.51M	4.87	$69.64M	$6.35	34.69
Central Garden & Pet	$3.12B	0.64	$107.98M	$2.20	13.91

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WDFC or CENTA?

91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company 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

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.