Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Competitors

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor WDFC or CENTA?

In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 1 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 4 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.96 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WD-40	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Garden & Pet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDFC or CENTA?

WD-40 received 98 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.80% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 53.51% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WD-40	Outperform Votes 282 53.51%	Underperform Votes 245 46.49%
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 184 62.80%	Underperform Votes 109 37.20%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WD-40	$590.56M	5.26	$69.64M	$5.22	43.89
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.66	$107.98M	$1.82	17.61

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-40	11.78%	31.68%	15.93%
Central Garden & Pet	3.77%	10.08%	4.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, WDFC or CENTA?

WD-40 has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WDFC or CENTA?

91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WDFC or CENTA?

WD-40 presently has a consensus target price of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.40%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.93%. Given WD-40's higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

WD-40 beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.