WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 185 62.29%	Underperform Votes 112 37.71%
WD-40	Outperform Votes 283 53.60%	Underperform Votes 245 46.40%

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 & Pet	3.77%	10.08%	4.38%
WD-40	11.78%	31.68%	15.93%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.16B	0.63	$107.98M	$1.87	16.17
WD-40	$610.64M	5.36	$69.64M	$6.27	38.52

Which has more risk and volatility, CENTA or WDFC?

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CENTA or WDFC?

Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.63%. 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)	2.50
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CENTA or WDFC?

In the previous week, WD-40 had 2 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WD-40 and 2 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat WD-40's score of 1.07 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CENTA or WDFC?

50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.