WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $241.10 -1.42 (-0.59%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$241.17 +0.07 (+0.03%) As of 05/23/2025 04:04 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WDFC vs. CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, ESI, and CBTShould you be buying WD-40 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WD-40 include Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Element Solutions (ESI), and Cabot (CBT). WD-40 vs. Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Co. of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Element Solutions Cabot Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is CENTA or WDFC more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.68% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.77% 10.08% 4.38% WD-40 11.78%31.68%15.93% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENTA or WDFC? 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CENTA or WDFC? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 5 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 7 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.84 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WD-40 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CENTA or WDFC? WD-40 received 98 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.29% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral Garden & PetOutperform Votes18562.29% Underperform Votes11237.71% WD-40Outperform Votes28353.60% Underperform Votes24546.40% Do analysts prefer CENTA or WDFC? Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.73%. WD-40 has a consensus target price of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.84%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, CENTA or WDFC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.16B0.65$107.98M$1.8716.85WD-40$610.64M5.35$69.64M$6.2738.45 SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WD-40 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WDFC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WDFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWD-40chemical products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.27B$1.33B$17.59B$8.31BDividend Yield1.52%1.51%3.07%4.10%P/E Ratio46.1918.0216.4119.59Price / Sales5.35266.564.23135.08Price / Cash39.5572.0316.3934.62Price / Book14.176.996.184.50Net Income$69.64M$65.82M$740.28M$248.48M7 Day Performance-1.86%-0.69%1.48%-0.87%1 Month Performance7.34%24.82%4.11%7.94%1 Year Performance4.38%44.09%1.39%8.73% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-403.3471 of 5 stars$241.10-0.6%$301.00+24.8%+4.3%$3.27B$610.64M46.19580Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet1.7461 of 5 stars$32.14+0.3%$33.00+2.7%-19.4%$2.11B$3.16B17.667,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSPBSpectrum Brands4.2738 of 5 stars$63.64-2.8%$89.17+40.1%-37.3%$1.59B$2.93B15.6411,000ODCOil-Dri Co. of America3.2659 of 5 stars$48.40+0.1%N/A+135.9%$706.40M$465.34M15.64870Positive NewsPGProcter & Gamble3.9065 of 5 stars$164.78+0.9%$178.52+8.3%+0.3%$386.33B$83.93B26.24106,000News CoveragePositive NewsCLColgate-Palmolive4.5028 of 5 stars$91.72+0.5%$102.12+11.3%-1.1%$74.33B$19.95B26.0633,800News CoveragePositive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.2782 of 5 stars$140.83+1.3%$145.08+3.0%+7.4%$46.73B$19.75B18.6544,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.6613 of 5 stars$95.99+0.2%$109.13+13.7%-9.8%$23.64B$6.07B40.505,250Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionCLXClorox4.1655 of 5 stars$134.81-1.1%$151.23+12.2%-0.3%$16.62B$7.02B36.839,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionESIElement Solutions4.8111 of 5 stars$22.44+0.4%$26.38+17.5%-10.3%$5.44B$2.48B22.005,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownCBTCabot4.6472 of 5 stars$75.76-1.1%$92.67+22.3%-26.5%$4.07B$3.91B10.064,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENTA Alternatives SPB Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives ESI Alternatives CBT Alternatives 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:WDFC) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket chaos is the new normalIt happened again. 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