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WDFC vs. CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, ESI, and CBT

Should 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 (NASDAQ:CENTA) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

WD-40 received 99 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.37% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Central Garden & PetOutperform Votes
184
62.37%
Underperform Votes
111
37.63%
WD-40Outperform Votes
283
53.60%
Underperform Votes
245
46.40%

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 2 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 7 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.80 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WD-40
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Central Garden & Pet$3.22B0.62$107.98M$1.8216.63
WD-40$610.64M5.14$69.64M$6.2736.94

Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. WD-40 has a consensus target price of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.94%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
WD-40
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WDFC vs. The Competition

MetricWD-40chemical products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.14B$1.29B$17.34B$8.02B
Dividend Yield1.64%1.52%2.93%4.23%
P/E Ratio44.3816.3315.6318.83
Price / Sales5.14299.134.13106.72
Price / Cash39.5572.0316.3934.62
Price / Book13.626.146.294.33
Net Income$69.64M$65.82M$731.54M$247.97M
7 Day Performance3.70%7.70%2.78%3.16%
1 Month Performance-6.95%7.35%1.88%8.10%
1 Year Performance0.71%20.70%-2.75%4.99%

WD-40 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WDFC
WD-40
3.9996 of 5 stars
$231.64
+1.9%
$301.00
+29.9%
+0.4%$3.14B$610.64M44.38580Positive News
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet
3.4333 of 5 stars
$30.39
+0.4%
$41.00
+34.9%
-15.7%$1.99B$3.22B16.707,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
SPB
Spectrum Brands
4.3506 of 5 stars
$62.88
+0.3%
$95.43
+51.8%
-22.7%$1.65B$2.97B15.4511,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
ODC
Oil-Dri Co. of America
2.774 of 5 stars
$41.59
-1.1%
N/A+138.2%$606.93M$465.34M13.44870
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.527 of 5 stars
$161.87
+0.5%
$180.79
+11.7%
-2.0%$379.56B$83.93B25.78106,000Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.6588 of 5 stars
$90.99
-3.1%
$102.39
+12.5%
-2.7%$73.80B$20.10B25.8533,800Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.7737 of 5 stars
$130.90
-0.5%
$145.08
+10.8%
-4.5%$43.41B$19.75B17.3444,000Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.5436 of 5 stars
$98.78
-0.5%
$112.29
+13.7%
-12.4%$24.31B$6.11B41.685,250Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CLX
Clorox
4.1624 of 5 stars
$138.86
+0.4%
$153.83
+10.8%
-0.6%$17.11B$7.17B37.949,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
ESI
Element Solutions
4.939 of 5 stars
$20.07
-0.6%
$26.38
+31.4%
-10.7%$4.87B$2.46B19.685,300Gap Up
CBT
Cabot
4.6576 of 5 stars
$79.02
-0.2%
$92.67
+17.3%
-17.3%$4.28B$3.99B10.494,200Upcoming Earnings
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WDFC) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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