WILC vs. VSTS, CAPL, ITRN, RYI, STKL, MGPI, AMRK, ASPN, CLMB, and HDSN
Should you be buying G. Willi-Food International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of G. Willi-Food International include Vestis (VSTS), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), Climb Global Solutions (CLMB), and Hudson Technologies (HDSN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
G. Willi-Food International vs. Its Competitors
Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) and G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Vestis had 33 more articles in the media than G. Willi-Food International. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Vestis and 4 mentions for G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Vestis' score of 0.17 indicating that G. Willi-Food International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Vestis has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Vestis pays out -77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. G. Willi-Food International pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. G. Willi-Food International has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. G. Willi-Food International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Vestis presently has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 92.62%. Given Vestis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vestis is more favorable than G. Willi-Food International.
G. Willi-Food International has a net margin of 12.20% compared to Vestis' net margin of -0.89%. G. Willi-Food International's return on equity of 12.20% beat Vestis' return on equity.
Vestis has higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than G. Willi-Food International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of Vestis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
G. Willi-Food International beats Vestis on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WILC) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff