CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) Competitors $20.07 -0.29 (-1.40%) As of 02:40 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CAPL vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, GIC, DSGR, RYI, STKL, ITRN, AMRK, and CLMBShould 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), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), and Climb Global Solutions (CLMB). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. CrossAmerica Partners vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Global Industrial Distribution Solutions Group Ryerson SunOpta Ituran Location and Control A-Mark Precious Metals Climb Global Solutions CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, CAPL or CENT? CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CAPL or CENT? 24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held 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. Is CAPL or CENT more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CrossAmerica Partners1.19% -32.78% 2.13% Central Garden & Pet 4.44%10.77%4.65% Do analysts rate CAPL or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CrossAmerica Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the media refer more to CAPL or CENT? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 2 more articles in the media than CrossAmerica Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 2 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners. CrossAmerica Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of -0.28 indicating that CrossAmerica Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrossAmerica Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 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) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CAPL or CENT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrossAmerica Partners$4.10B0.19$19.89M$1.1317.82Central Garden & Pet$3.12B0.62$107.98M$2.2014.05 SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats CrossAmerica Partners on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAPL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart CAPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrossAmerica PartnersOil Refining & Marketing MLP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$766.02M$7.99B$8.00B$21.95BDividend Yield10.31%6.69%10.74%3.56%P/E Ratio17.7817.9778.5129.65Price / Sales0.191.071,627.96100.18Price / Cash8.697.4035.9518.33Price / Book-14.283.614.714.61Net Income$19.89M$485.39M$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance-4.46%-2.00%1.46%0.14%1 Month Performance-2.41%-1.23%5.08%2.28%1 Year Performance-6.25%4.74%17.23%13.86% CrossAmerica Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CAPLCrossAmerica Partners3.2601 of 5 stars$20.14-1.0%N/A-4.0%$766.02M$4.10B17.782,220News CoverageShort Interest ↓CENTCentral Garden & Pet3.6056 of 5 stars$32.78-1.4%$40.00+22.0%-7.4%$2.09B$3.20B14.906,450GLPGlobal Partners4.5246 of 5 stars$48.99-2.0%$56.00+14.3%-3.1%$1.70B$17.83B18.844,840WKCWorld Kinect3.7595 of 5 stars$26.11-0.7%$28.75+10.1%-16.2%$1.46B$42.17B-3.424,745Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial2.6253 of 5 stars$36.26-1.1%N/A+6.9%$1.41B$1.32B21.211,845DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.7093 of 5 stars$29.12+0.5%$41.00+40.8%-25.9%$1.34B$1.93B323.564,400RYIRyerson1.5774 of 5 stars$22.53-0.9%$25.00+11.0%+17.1%$731.88M$4.60B-50.074,200Positive NewsSTKLSunOpta2.8022 of 5 stars$5.84-0.7%$9.50+62.7%-3.3%$709.95M$723.73M-97.331,248ITRNIturan Location and Control3.2495 of 5 stars$35.24+0.5%$50.00+41.9%+38.6%$697.88M$339.61M12.632,892Positive NewsAMRKA-Mark Precious Metals4.8522 of 5 stars$26.78+0.5%$33.00+23.2%-41.5%$656.64M$10.98B38.81380Positive NewsCLMBClimb Global Solutions2.455 of 5 stars$138.37+2.0%$136.00-1.7%+47.8%$626.07M$578.44M28.71270News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CENT Alternatives GLP Alternatives WKC Alternatives GIC Alternatives DSGR Alternatives RYI Alternatives STKL Alternatives ITRN Alternatives AMRK Alternatives CLMB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CAPL) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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