ODC vs. WDFC, CENTA, SPB, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, AVNT, and OLN
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 Olin (OLN).
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America vs. Its Competitors
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both household products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
49.0% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term 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 has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's net margin of 10.44%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.55% beat Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's return on equity.
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.
WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.66%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America.
In the previous week, WD-40 had 2 more articles in the media than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WD-40 and 2 mentions for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat WD-40's score of 0.42 indicating that Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WD-40 pays out 60.0% 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. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and WD-40 has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. WD-40 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
WD-40 beats Oil-Dri Corporation Of America on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ODC) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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