Spectrum Brands (SPB) Competitors

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) are both household products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, WDFC or SPB?

WD-40 has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectrum Brands has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WDFC or SPB?

Spectrum Brands has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Spectrum Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, 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
WD-40	$590.56M	4.41	$69.64M	$6.35	30.33
Spectrum Brands	$2.96B	0.43	$124.80M	$2.68	19.50

Do analysts rate WDFC or SPB?

WD-40 presently has a consensus target price of $290.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.58%. Spectrum Brands has a consensus target price of $73.80, suggesting a potential upside of 41.19%. Given WD-40's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Spectrum Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Spectrum Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is WDFC or SPB a better dividend stock?

WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Spectrum Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. WD-40 pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectrum Brands pays out 70.1% 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 Spectrum Brands has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor WDFC or SPB?

In the previous week, WD-40 had 4 more articles in the media than Spectrum Brands. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WD-40 and 0 mentions for Spectrum Brands. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Spectrum Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WD-40	Neutral
Spectrum Brands	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WDFC or SPB?

91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WDFC or SPB more profitable?

WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 2.56%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.23% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WD-40	14.13%	31.23%	16.49%
Spectrum Brands	2.56%	5.27%	2.88%

Summary

WD-40 beats Spectrum Brands on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.