WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $217.70 -3.76 (-1.70%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$216.12 -1.58 (-0.73%) As of 04:11 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, ACI, and OLLIShould 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 Corporation Of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Albertsons Companies (ACI), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). WD-40 vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Corporation Of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Albertsons Companies Ollie's Bargain Outlet 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WDFC or CENTA? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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-4014.13% 31.23% 16.49% Central Garden & Pet 4.44%10.77%4.65% Does the media prefer WDFC or CENTA? In the previous week, WD-40 and WD-40 both had 10 articles in the media. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 1.10 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 9 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWD-40$590.56M4.99$69.64M$6.3534.28Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.64$107.98M$2.2014.82 Do analysts prefer WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 currently has a consensus price target of $290.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.21%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.61%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 2.50Central 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. SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WDFC 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-40CONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.00B$32.72B$16.33B$9.80BDividend Yield1.70%2.57%3.02%4.02%P/E Ratio34.2839.3918.2826.59Price / Sales4.991.9447.69173.66Price / Cash37.9316.4614.8759.36Price / Book12.807.315.836.68Net Income$69.64M$1.23B$677.55M$265.59M7 Day Performance-1.15%0.97%1.23%3.42%1 Month Performance3.29%4.20%-1.69%1.09%1 Year Performance-15.28%23.39%3.96%23.84% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-403.9875 of 5 stars$217.70-1.7%$290.00+33.2%-13.9%$3.00B$590.56M34.28580News CoveragePositive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet2.8807 of 5 stars$32.09-1.2%$38.67+20.5%-4.9%$2.02B$3.12B14.597,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSPBSpectrum Brands4.4383 of 5 stars$55.78-1.4%$74.80+34.1%-39.1%$1.35B$2.85B20.813,100News CoverageODCOil-Dri Corporation Of America3.8251 of 5 stars$58.16-2.2%N/A+244.9%$870.23M$474.06M17.11870News CoveragePositive NewsPGProcter & Gamble4.6862 of 5 stars$155.68+0.9%$175.94+13.0%-7.3%$364.66B$84.28B23.91109,000Positive NewsCLColgate-Palmolive4.9348 of 5 stars$84.30-0.9%$98.92+17.3%-20.4%$68.13B$20.10B23.6834,000Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.6294 of 5 stars$131.33-1.2%$142.70+8.7%-9.3%$43.57B$19.72B17.3944,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.7984 of 5 stars$92.87+0.4%$103.94+11.9%-8.0%$22.62B$6.07B43.815,750Positive NewsCLXClorox4.6587 of 5 stars$119.54-2.2%$143.36+19.9%-24.0%$14.62B$7.10B18.337,600Positive NewsACIAlbertsons Companies4.0815 of 5 stars$19.24+0.3%$24.06+25.1%-5.3%$10.77B$80.39B11.73195,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.5386 of 5 stars$133.81+0.2%$128.86-3.7%+37.4%$8.21B$2.27B41.1712,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENTA Alternatives SPB Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives ACI Alternatives OLLI 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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