CLMB vs. GLP, VSTS, WKC, DSGR, GIC, STKL, CAPL, MGPI, ASPN, and ITRN
Should you be buying Climb Global Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Climb Global Solutions include Global Partners (GLP), Vestis (VSTS), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), SunOpta (STKL), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), and Ituran Location and Control (ITRN). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Climb Global Solutions vs.
Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) and Global Partners (NYSE:GLP) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Global Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Climb Global Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Global Partners and 2 mentions for Climb Global Solutions. Climb Global Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Global Partners' score of 0.17 indicating that Climb Global Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Global Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Climb Global Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Climb Global Solutions has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Global Partners' net margin of 0.82%. Climb Global Solutions' return on equity of 23.63% beat Global Partners' return on equity.
Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Climb Global Solutions pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Climb Global Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.65%. Global Partners has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.43%. Given Climb Global Solutions' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than Global Partners.
Global Partners received 276 more outperform votes than Climb Global Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 91.67% of users gave Climb Global Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.73% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.
Summary
Climb Global Solutions beats Global Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLMB) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
