Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC) Competitors $48.44 +0.11 (+0.23%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ODC vs. CENTA, SPB, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, WDFC, HI, and ARRYShould you be buying Oil-Dri Co. of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oil-Dri Co. of America include Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Hillenbrand (HI), and Array Technologies (ARRY). Oil-Dri Co. of America vs. Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox WD-40 Hillenbrand Array Technologies Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.63%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Oil-Dri Co. of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Oil-Dri Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor CENTA or ODC? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 4 more articles in the media than Oil-Dri Co. of America. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 3 mentions for Oil-Dri Co. of America. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Oil-Dri Co. of America's score of 1.34 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Oil-Dri Co. of America 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CENTA or ODC more profitable? Oil-Dri Co. of America has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. Oil-Dri Co. of America's return on equity of 21.84% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.77% 10.08% 4.38% Oil-Dri Co. of America 9.92%21.84%13.79% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENTA or ODC? 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Co. of America. Oil-Dri Co. of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.16B0.67$107.98M$1.8717.36Oil-Dri Co. of America$465.34M1.52$39.43M$3.1315.48 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet received 21 more outperform votes than Oil-Dri Co. of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.57% of users gave Oil-Dri Co. of America an outperform vote while only 62.29% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral Garden & PetOutperform Votes18562.29% Underperform Votes11237.71% Oil-Dri Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes16464.57% Underperform Votes9035.43% Which has more risk and volatility, CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil-Dri Co. of America has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats Oil-Dri Co. of America on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Oil-Dri Co. of America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ODC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ODC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOil-Dri Co. of Americamanufacturing industries IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$706.98M$2.22B$3.10B$19.70BDividend Yield1.34%2.71%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio15.6513.8971.7735.13Price / Sales1.522.0326,914,679,906,508,400.0036.36Price / Cash10.578.1824.3617.51Price / Book3.352.785.214.78Net Income$39.43M$95.48M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.66%-0.98%1.62%1.62%1 Month Performance16.41%16.07%4.70%13.00%1 Year Performance135.20%8.67%15.08%5.59% Oil-Dri Co. of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ODCOil-Dri Co. of America3.5242 of 5 stars$48.44+0.2%N/A+140.7%$706.98M$465.34M15.65870Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet1.8431 of 5 stars$31.77+4.1%$33.00+3.9%-18.6%$2.08B$3.16B17.467,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSPBSpectrum Brands4.1455 of 5 stars$66.19+7.0%$89.80+35.7%-31.7%$1.74B$2.93B16.2611,000Gap UpPGProcter & Gamble3.9704 of 5 stars$160.88+2.0%$178.52+11.0%-1.0%$377.18B$83.93B25.62106,000Positive NewsCLColgate-Palmolive4.6152 of 5 stars$89.14-0.7%$102.39+14.9%-2.6%$72.24B$19.95B25.3233,800Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.4202 of 5 stars$136.77+2.8%$145.08+6.1%+5.9%$45.38B$19.75B18.1244,000Trending NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.6976 of 5 stars$95.20+4.0%$109.13+14.6%-9.1%$23.45B$6.07B40.175,250Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeCLXClorox4.253 of 5 stars$138.08+2.5%$151.23+9.5%+0.5%$17.02B$7.02B37.739,000Positive NewsWDFCWD-403.4199 of 5 stars$237.21+2.3%$301.00+26.9%+4.5%$3.21B$610.64M45.44580Positive NewsHIHillenbrand4.6334 of 5 stars$22.75+9.3%$32.00+40.6%-53.0%$1.60B$3.05B-7.2511,000ARRYArray Technologies2.5083 of 5 stars$6.84+15.0%$9.50+38.9%-28.6%$1.04B$1.06B-7.05470Analyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Spectrum Brands Alternatives Procter & Gamble Alternatives Colgate-Palmolive Alternatives Kimberly-Clark Alternatives Church & Dwight Alternatives Clorox Alternatives WD-40 Alternatives Hillenbrand Alternatives Array Technologies 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:ODC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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