Vestis (VSTS) Competitors

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CENT or VSTS?

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CENT or VSTS?

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Vestis. Vestis 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.74	$107.98M	$2.20	16.49
Vestis	$2.71B	0.22	$20.97M	-$0.23	-20.04

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CENT or VSTS?

16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Vestis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CENT or VSTS more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 4.44% compared to Vestis' net margin of -1.11%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.77% beat Vestis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	4.44%	10.77%	4.65%
Vestis	-1.11%	3.76%	1.15%

Do analysts rate CENT or VSTS?

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.28%. Vestis has a consensus price target of $9.13, indicating a potential upside of 97.94%. Given Vestis' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vestis is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vestis	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media favor CENT or VSTS?

In the previous week, Vestis had 20 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Vestis and 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Vestis' score of -0.16 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vestis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Vestis on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.