World Kinect (WKC) Competitors

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WKC vs. PTLE, CENT, GLP, RYZ, and GIC

Should you be buying World Kinect stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of World Kinect include PTL (PTLE), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Ryerson (RYZ), and Global Industrial (GIC). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

How does World Kinect compare to PTL?

World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and PTL (NASDAQ:PTLE) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTL has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

World Kinect presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Given World Kinect's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe World Kinect is more favorable than PTL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
PTL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

PTL has a net margin of 0.00% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. World Kinect's return on equity of 8.27% beat PTL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%
PTL	N/A	N/A	N/A

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

PTL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than World Kinect.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A
PTL	$71.65M	40.68	-$1.18M	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, World Kinect had 17 more articles in the media than PTL. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for World Kinect and 1 mentions for PTL. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat PTL's score of 0.00 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PTL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

World Kinect beats PTL on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Kinect compare to Central Garden & Pet?

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

World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 5.42% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 11.55% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%
Central Garden & Pet	5.42%	11.55%	5.04%

Central Garden & Pet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than World Kinect. World Kinect 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
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13B	0.75	$162.84M	$2.75	13.73

World Kinect presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.01%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than World Kinect.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, World Kinect and World Kinect both had 18 articles in the media. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat World Kinect's score of 0.58 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Garden & Pet	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats World Kinect on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Kinect compare to Global Partners?

World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Global Partners has a net margin of 0.77% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. Global Partners' return on equity of 24.53% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%
Global Partners	0.77%	24.53%	3.95%

Global Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Partners, 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
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A
Global Partners	$18.56B	0.09	$79.22M	$3.60	13.49

World Kinect presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Global Partners has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.25%. Given World Kinect's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Global Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Global Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. World Kinect pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. World Kinect has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Global Partners has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

In the previous week, World Kinect had 9 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for World Kinect and 9 mentions for Global Partners. Global Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat World Kinect's score of 0.58 indicating that Global Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Partners	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Global Partners beats World Kinect on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Kinect compare to Ryerson?

World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and Ryerson (NYSE:RYZ) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Ryerson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than World Kinect. Ryerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Kinect, 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
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A
Ryerson	$4.57B	0.30	-$56.40M	-$1.48	N/A

World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ryerson pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. World Kinect pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryerson pays out -50.7% 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. World Kinect has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. World Kinect is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ryerson has a net margin of -0.93% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. World Kinect's return on equity of 8.27% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%
Ryerson	-0.93%	-3.43%	-1.13%

World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryerson has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

World Kinect presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Given World Kinect's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ryerson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, World Kinect had 10 more articles in the media than Ryerson. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for World Kinect and 8 mentions for Ryerson. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Ryerson's score of 0.28 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
World Kinect	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryerson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ryerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Ryerson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

World Kinect beats Ryerson on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Kinect compare to Global Industrial?

Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Global Industrial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Kinect. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Industrial, 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
Global Industrial	$1.38B	0.80	$72.10M	$1.93	14.92
World Kinect	$37.15B	0.04	-$614.40M	-$10.21	N/A

Global Industrial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Kinect has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of World Kinect shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Global Industrial has a net margin of 5.33% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.53%. Global Industrial's return on equity of 23.69% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Industrial	5.33%	23.69%	12.51%
World Kinect	-1.53%	8.27%	1.92%

In the previous week, Global Industrial had 10 more articles in the media than World Kinect. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Global Industrial and 18 mentions for World Kinect. World Kinect's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Global Industrial's score of 0.08 indicating that World Kinect is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Industrial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
World Kinect	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

World Kinect has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Given World Kinect's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Global Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
World Kinect	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Global Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Global Industrial pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. World Kinect pays out -7.8% 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. Global Industrial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and World Kinect has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Global Industrial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Global Industrial beats World Kinect on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

WKC vs. The Competition

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Metric	World Kinect	OIL REFING&MKTG Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.40B	$45.54B	$10.41B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	2.97%	2.50%	10.27%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	-2.67	15.21	17.36	28.93
Price / Sales	0.04	0.68	1,055.18	24.53
Price / Cash	1.68	9.22	37.10	19.21
Price / Book	1.16	2.51	4.63	4.65
Net Income	-$614.40M	$2.34B	$4.24B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.20%
1 Month Performance	16.40%	7.50%	4.19%	3.95%
1 Year Performance	1.56%	88.57%	57.53%	28.96%

World Kinect Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WKC World Kinect	2.1527 of 5 stars	$27.22 +0.5%	$29.50 +8.4%	+1.0%	$1.40B	$37.15B	N/A	4,003
PTLE PTL	0.6692 of 5 stars	$6.23 +1.9%	N/A	-95.1%	$3.13B	$98.13M	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
CENT Central Garden & Pet	3.4567 of 5 stars	$37.83 -0.6%	$42.50 +12.4%	+9.2%	$2.36B	$3.13B	15.44	6,000	Earnings Report
GLP Global Partners	3.4667 of 5 stars	$46.69 +1.2%	$46.00 -1.5%	+0.9%	$1.59B	$18.56B	22.13	4,700	Earnings Report
RYZ Ryerson	0.4711 of 5 stars	$26.83 +1.1%	N/A	N/A	$1.38B	$4.57B	N/A	4,300	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Gap Up

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World Kinect (WKC) Competitors

WKC vs. PTLE, CENT, GLP, RYZ, and GIC

How does World Kinect compare to PTL?

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Do analysts rate WKC or PTLE?

Is WKC or PTLE more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WKC or PTLE?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WKC or PTLE?

Does the media refer more to WKC or PTLE?

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Do analysts rate WKC or CENT?

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Do institutionals & insiders believe in WKC or GLP?

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Does the media refer more to WKC or GLP?

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Do analysts rate WKC or RYZ?

Does the media refer more to WKC or RYZ?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WKC or RYZ?

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