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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

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

In the previous week, WD-40 had 11 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for WD-40 and 3 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.44 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
WD-40
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 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$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.26
WD-40$590.56M4.99$69.64M$6.3534.31

WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.90%. 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
Central Garden & Pet3.90% 10.14% 4.40%
WD-40 14.13%31.23%16.49%

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.36%. WD-40 has a consensus target price of $290.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.12%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
WD-40
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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

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.
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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$2.99B$33.02B$16.26B$9.41B
Dividend Yield1.70%2.66%3.17%4.03%
P/E Ratio34.3120.4116.6820.09
Price / Sales4.991.8346.3599.01
Price / Cash37.8316.5114.8258.27
Price / Book11.478.416.085.65
Net Income$69.64M$1.19B$692.22M$257.91M
7 Day Performance-2.45%-0.02%-0.69%2.09%
1 Month Performance-10.54%4.70%3.01%11.13%
1 Year Performance-13.51%-3.00%-1.31%18.40%

WD-40 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WDFC
WD-40
3.6011 of 5 stars
$217.85
-1.4%
$290.00
+33.1%
-13.0%$2.99B$590.56M34.31580Analyst Revision
CENTA
Central Garden & Pet
2.1559 of 5 stars
$31.55
-2.7%
$33.00
+4.6%
+5.0%$2.07B$3.20B16.877,000News Coverage
High Trading Volume
SPB
Spectrum Brands
4.1673 of 5 stars
$54.88
-3.0%
$85.00
+54.9%
-33.8%$1.35B$2.96B26.263,100
ODC
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America
3.5289 of 5 stars
$60.02
-0.5%
N/A+290.1%$878.69M$437.59M17.65870News Coverage
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.7996 of 5 stars
$160.46
-0.2%
$178.45
+11.2%
-8.1%$376.20B$84.04B25.47108,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.5683 of 5 stars
$93.38
+0.6%
$101.69
+8.9%
-12.2%$75.68B$20.10B26.3834,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.9536 of 5 stars
$131.65
-0.4%
$143.50
+9.0%
-10.9%$43.68B$19.75B17.4444,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.3347 of 5 stars
$98.60
+0.2%
$108.29
+9.8%
-6.4%$24.28B$6.11B42.325,750Analyst Forecast
CLX
Clorox
4.1672 of 5 stars
$124.55
-0.2%
$149.50
+20.0%
-5.6%$15.35B$7.09B22.368,000Analyst Forecast
OLLI
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
3.3396 of 5 stars
$128.00
-2.2%
$125.21
-2.2%
+30.0%$7.85B$2.27B39.3812,800Positive News
RH
RH
4.6777 of 5 stars
$198.69
-4.0%
$271.56
+36.7%
-31.1%$3.72B$3.18B47.316,340Trending News

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This page (NASDAQ:WDFC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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