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Vestis (VSTS) Competitors

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VSTS vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, GIC, DSGR, CAPL, RYI, ITRN, STKL, and ASPN

Should you be buying Vestis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vestis include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ryerson (RYI), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), SunOpta (STKL), and Aspen Aerogels (ASPN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Vestis vs. Its Competitors

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

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.59%. Vestis has a consensus target price of $9.13, suggesting a potential upside of 90.70%. 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Vestis
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.40

Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 3 more articles in the media than Vestis. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 2 mentions for Vestis. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Vestis' score of 0.23 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)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vestis
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 & Pet4.44% 10.77% 4.65%
Vestis -1.11%3.76%1.15%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.58$107.98M$2.2013.41
Vestis$2.81B0.22$20.97M-$0.23-20.80

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VSTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VSTS vs. The Competition

MetricVestisUNIFORM & RELATED IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$642.06M$1.81B$7.84B$21.91B
Dividend YieldN/A0.88%4.60%3.64%
P/E Ratio19.4819.87295.2230.11
Price / Sales0.220.731,267.6365.22
Price / Cash2.816.3228.1423.91
Price / Book0.701.064.934.70
Net Income$20.97M$83.22M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-5.62%-3.69%0.02%-0.44%
1 Month Performance13.52%3.90%4.67%1.45%
1 Year Performance-68.16%-41.65%30.66%15.02%

Vestis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSTS
Vestis
3.0564 of 5 stars
$4.79
-1.7%
$9.13
+90.7%
-67.5%$642.06M$2.81B-20.8010,800Positive News
CENT
Central Garden & Pet
3.7685 of 5 stars
$28.98
-2.0%
$40.00
+38.0%
-14.9%$1.86B$3.20B13.176,450
GLP
Global Partners
4.4045 of 5 stars
$45.38
+3.4%
$56.00
+23.4%
-7.0%$1.49B$17.16B17.454,840
WKC
World Kinect
3.9082 of 5 stars
$25.14
+1.6%
$28.75
+14.4%
-17.4%$1.37B$42.17B-3.294,745
GIC
Global Industrial
2.953 of 5 stars
$33.68
-1.4%
N/A+3.1%$1.31B$1.32B19.691,845
DSGR
Distribution Solutions Group
3.9089 of 5 stars
$28.05
+0.6%
$41.00
+46.2%
-27.7%$1.29B$1.80B311.674,400
CAPL
CrossAmerica Partners
3.4587 of 5 stars
$19.93
+0.8%
N/A-8.7%$753.59M$4.10B17.642,220News Coverage
Positive News
RYI
Ryerson
1.7774 of 5 stars
$22.59
+3.2%
$25.00
+10.7%
+7.5%$705.16M$4.60B-50.204,200Gap Up
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
3.608 of 5 stars
$36.47
+3.2%
$50.00
+37.1%
+37.6%$703.24M$336.26M13.072,892
STKL
SunOpta
3.1676 of 5 stars
$5.69
+0.7%
$10.00
+75.7%
-10.4%$682.18M$723.73M-94.831,248
ASPN
Aspen Aerogels
3.4201 of 5 stars
$8.46
+6.1%
$19.50
+130.6%
-64.4%$656.41M$452.70M-2.22420News Coverage
Gap Up

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