Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Competitors $31.54 -0.72 (-2.23%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CENTA vs. WDFC, SPB, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, CENT, and VSTSShould you be buying Central Garden & Pet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Central Garden & Pet include WD-40 (WDFC), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Central Garden & Pet (CENT), and Vestis (VSTS). Central Garden & Pet vs. WD-40 Spectrum Brands Oil-Dri Co. of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Central Garden & Pet Vestis WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 received 99 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.59% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWD-40Outperform Votes28353.60% Underperform Votes24546.40% Central Garden & PetOutperform Votes18462.59% Underperform Votes11037.41% Does the media prefer WDFC or CENTA? In the previous week, WD-40 had 13 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for WD-40 and 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat WD-40's score of 1.01 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 WD-40 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Garden & Pet 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 currently has a consensus price target of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.11%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.09%. Given WD-40's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WDFC or CENTA? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, WDFC or CENTA? WD-40 has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WDFC or CENTA more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.68% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WD-4011.78% 31.68% 15.93% Central Garden & Pet 3.77%10.08%4.38% Which has better valuation & earnings, WDFC or CENTA? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWD-40$610.64M4.91$69.64M$6.2735.27Central Garden & Pet$3.22B0.66$107.98M$1.8217.73 SummaryWD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Central Garden & Pet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart CENTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentral Garden & Petnondurable goods IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.11B$933.34M$7.05B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A9.05%3.49%4.32%P/E Ratio17.7354.0415.8017.82Price / Sales0.660.577.4894.61Price / Cash8.6421.0016.4234.64Price / Book1.390.954.124.00Net Income$107.98M$28.87M$259.47M$247.23M7 Day Performance1.99%6.62%-0.78%1.45%1 Month Performance-0.25%-11.32%-6.82%-6.24%1 Year Performance-5.06%-36.63%-6.10%0.60% Central Garden & Pet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENTACentral Garden & Pet3.6778 of 5 stars$31.54-2.2%$41.00+30.0%-5.6%$2.07B$3.22B17.337,000News CoveragePositive NewsWDFCWD-404.041 of 5 stars$237.93-2.9%$301.00+26.5%-5.9%$3.22B$603.64M45.58580Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSPBSpectrum Brands4.3193 of 5 stars$60.97-2.5%$101.57+66.6%-23.1%$1.60B$2.97B14.9811,000News CoveragePositive NewsODCOil-Dri Co. of America2.2015 of 5 stars$42.78-1.1%N/A+151.3%$624.37M$465.34M13.82870PGProcter & Gamble4.3837 of 5 stars$160.08-2.2%$182.00+13.7%+8.4%$375.36B$84.35B25.49106,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLColgate-Palmolive4.2702 of 5 stars$89.21-2.7%$102.06+14.4%+9.4%$72.36B$20.10B25.3433,800Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.5875 of 5 stars$134.39-2.6%$144.85+7.8%+12.8%$44.57B$20.06B17.8044,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.3458 of 5 stars$102.53-3.4%$112.13+9.4%+3.4%$25.23B$6.11B43.265,250Analyst UpgradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLXClorox3.9098 of 5 stars$138.62-3.6%$159.00+14.7%-0.7%$17.08B$7.17B37.879,000Analyst ForecastCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.1013 of 5 stars$35.09-0.4%$45.00+28.2%-7.7%$2.30B$3.22B19.286,450Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVSTSVestis3.9513 of 5 stars$7.79-2.4%$13.08+68.0%-58.4%$1.03B$2.77B97.3210,800Short Interest ↓Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WD-40 Competitors Spectrum Brands Competitors Oil-Dri Co. of America Competitors Procter & Gamble Competitors Colgate-Palmolive Competitors Kimberly-Clark Competitors Church & Dwight Competitors Clorox Competitors Central Garden & Pet Competitors Vestis Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENTA) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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