Spectrum Brands (SPB) Competitors

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

Is SPB or WDFC a better dividend stock?

Spectrum Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Spectrum Brands pays out 90.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WD-40 pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectrum Brands has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and WD-40 has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, SPB or WDFC?

Spectrum Brands has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPB or WDFC more profitable?

WD-40 has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 2.02%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.55% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectrum Brands	2.02%	5.20%	2.87%
WD-40	13.99%	31.55%	16.28%

Does the media refer more to SPB or WDFC?

In the previous week, Spectrum Brands had 10 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Spectrum Brands and 3 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Spectrum Brands' score of 0.17 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spectrum Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WD-40	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPB or WDFC?

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
Spectrum Brands	$2.96B	0.44	$124.80M	$2.09	25.34
WD-40	$590.56M	5.23	$69.64M	$6.27	36.38

Do analysts rate SPB or WDFC?

Spectrum Brands presently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.50%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.97%. Given Spectrum Brands' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Spectrum Brands is more favorable than WD-40.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectrum Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

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

Summary

WD-40 beats Spectrum Brands on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.