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$229.82 -0.15 (-0.07%)
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WDFC vs. CENTA, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, OLLI, and RH

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 Corporation Of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and RH (RH).

WD-40 vs. Its Competitors

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

WD-40 has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.90%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.55% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WD-4013.99% 31.55% 16.28%
Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40%

WD-40 has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
WD-40$590.56M5.27$69.64M$6.2736.65
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.65$107.98M$1.8717.11

WD-40 currently has a consensus target price of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.97%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.16%. 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
WD-40
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Central Garden & Pet
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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 insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, WD-40 had 5 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for WD-40 and 1 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.00 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Central Garden & Pet
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WDFC vs. The Competition

MetricWD-40CONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.12B$33.75B$16.33B$8.95B
Dividend Yield1.63%2.71%3.14%4.04%
P/E Ratio36.6532.2619.9220.11
Price / Sales5.271.8656.95119.84
Price / Cash39.3916.2714.6957.86
Price / Book13.518.816.145.56
Net Income$69.64M$1.19B$680.31M$248.40M
7 Day Performance-0.73%-0.58%-0.82%4.67%
1 Month Performance-5.52%1.01%-0.65%6.64%
1 Year Performance4.06%37.04%7.52%21.31%

WD-40 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WDFC
WD-40
4.0195 of 5 stars
$229.82
-0.1%
$301.00
+31.0%
+4.2%$3.12B$590.56M36.65580Upcoming Earnings
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet
1.3027 of 5 stars
$31.29
-0.6%
$33.00
+5.5%
-0.8%$2.05B$3.20B16.737,000
SPB
Spectrum Brands
4.1948 of 5 stars
$52.96
+0.2%
$85.00
+60.5%
-33.2%$1.30B$2.96B25.343,100
ODC
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America
2.8232 of 5 stars
$59.08
+2.2%
N/A+278.6%$864.93M$437.59M17.38870
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.9318 of 5 stars
$159.29
-0.4%
$178.45
+12.0%
-5.2%$373.46B$84.04B25.28108,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.4718 of 5 stars
$90.96
+2.5%
$101.69
+11.8%
-5.5%$73.72B$20.10B25.6933,800Positive News
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.699 of 5 stars
$128.92
+0.8%
$143.50
+11.3%
-5.7%$42.78B$19.75B17.0844,000Positive News
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.729 of 5 stars
$96.10
+1.4%
$108.29
+12.7%
-7.2%$23.67B$6.11B41.245,250Positive News
CLX
Clorox
4.659 of 5 stars
$120.04
+0.8%
$149.50
+24.5%
-5.2%$14.80B$7.02B21.558,000Positive News
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
3.4173 of 5 stars
$131.78
-0.8%
$125.21
-5.0%
+27.3%$8.08B$2.27B40.5512,800
RH
RH
4.9163 of 5 stars
$189.66
-0.6%
$271.56
+43.2%
-17.5%$3.55B$3.18B45.166,340Trending News

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This page (NASDAQ:WDFC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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