ODC vs. CENTA, SPB, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, WDFC, HI, and ARRY
Should 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. Its Competitors
Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
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.
In the previous week, Oil-Dri Co. of America had 14 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Oil-Dri Co. of America and 3 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Oil-Dri Co. of America's score of 0.72 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
49.0% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Oil-Dri Co. of America.
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.
Oil-Dri Co. of America has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% 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.
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.
Summary
Central Garden & Pet beats Oil-Dri Co. of America on 10 of the 18 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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