ODC vs. WDFC, CENTA, SPB, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, AVNT, and MEOH
Should you be buying Oil-Dri Corporation Of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America include WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Avient (AVNT), and Methanex (MEOH).
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America vs. Its Competitors
WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) are both household products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
WD-40 has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. WD-40 pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays out 21.2% 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. WD-40 has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. WD-40 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
WD-40 has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WD-40 presently has a consensus price target of $290.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.49%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America.
WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's net margin of 10.44%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.23% beat Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's return on equity.
In the previous week, WD-40 had 6 more articles in the media than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for WD-40 and 3 mentions for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's score of 0.56 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
WD-40 beats Oil-Dri Corporation Of America on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ODC) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
