CLMB vs. GLP, WKC, VSTS, DSGR, CAPL, GIC, ITRN, RYI, MGPI, and AMRK
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), Vestis (VSTS), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Global Industrial (GIC), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), and A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK). 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 small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking.
Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Partners has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Climb Global Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.33%. Global Partners has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.19%. Given Climb Global Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than Global Partners.
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.
Global Partners received 275 more outperform votes than Climb Global Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.31% of users gave Climb Global Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.62% of users gave Global Partners an outperform vote.
Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Global Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Climb Global Solutions pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Partners pays out 122.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
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.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Global Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Climb Global Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than Global Partners. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Climb Global Solutions and 6 mentions for Global Partners. Climb Global Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Global Partners' score of 1.29 indicating that Climb Global Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Climb Global Solutions beats Global Partners on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLMB) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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