CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) Competitors

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CENT or CAPL?

16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CENT or CAPL?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 8 more articles in the media than CrossAmerica Partners. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 0 mentions for CrossAmerica Partners. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat CrossAmerica Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Garden & Pet	Neutral
CrossAmerica Partners	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, CENT or CAPL?

Central Garden & Pet has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.82	$107.98M	$1.87	21.42
CrossAmerica Partners	$4.10B	0.19	$19.89M	$0.80	25.87

Is CENT or CAPL more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.90% compared to CrossAmerica Partners' net margin of 0.80%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.14% beat CrossAmerica Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	3.90%	10.14%	4.40%
CrossAmerica Partners	0.80%	-45.12%	2.37%

Which has more risk & volatility, CENT or CAPL?

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CENT or CAPL?

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
CrossAmerica Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats CrossAmerica Partners on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.