CLMB vs. GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, RYI, STKL, and MGPI
Should you be buying Climb Global Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Climb Global Solutions include Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), SunOpta (STKL), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Climb Global Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) and Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.
Climb Global Solutions has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.76%. Climb Global Solutions' return on equity of 28.34% beat Global Partners' return on equity.
Global Partners has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Climb Global Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Global Partners and 2 mentions for Climb Global Solutions. Climb Global Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Global Partners' score of 0.60 indicating that Climb Global Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Global Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Climb Global Solutions. Global Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Climb Global Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Global Partners currently has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Climb Global Solutions has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.74%. Given Climb Global Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than Global Partners.
38.1% of Global Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Global Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Global Partners pays out 94.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Climb Global Solutions pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Global Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Climb Global Solutions beats Global Partners on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLMB) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
