CAPL vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, GIC, DSGR, ITRN, RYI, STKL, AMRK, and ASPN
Should you be buying CrossAmerica Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CrossAmerica Partners include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), and Aspen Aerogels (ASPN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
CrossAmerica Partners vs. Its Competitors
CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.
Central Garden & Pet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CrossAmerica Partners. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrossAmerica Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 4.44% compared to CrossAmerica Partners' net margin of 1.19%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.77% beat CrossAmerica Partners' return on equity.
Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.84%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.
24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, CrossAmerica Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners and 2 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat CrossAmerica Partners' score of 0.49 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Central Garden & Pet beats CrossAmerica Partners on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CAPL) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff