Ituran Location and Control (ITRN) Competitors $41.52 -0.16 (-0.38%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.48 -0.05 (-0.11%) As of 02/21/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ITRN vs. CENT, GLP, VSTS, WKC, DSGR, ASPN, GIC, STKL, CAPL, and RYIShould you be buying Ituran Location and Control stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ituran Location and Control include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), Vestis (VSTS), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), Global Industrial (GIC), SunOpta (STKL), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), and Ryerson (RYI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Ituran Location and Control vs. Central Garden & Pet Global Partners Vestis World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Aspen Aerogels Global Industrial SunOpta CrossAmerica Partners Ryerson Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENT or ITRN? 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CENT or ITRN more profitable? Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 28.31% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Central Garden & Pet3.77% 10.08% 4.38% Ituran Location and Control 15.65%28.31%16.21% Which has higher earnings and valuation, CENT or ITRN? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Ituran Location and Control. Ituran Location and Control is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentral Garden & Pet$3.22B0.76$107.98M$1.8220.45Ituran Location and Control$319.98M2.58$48.14M$2.6115.91 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CENT or ITRN? Central Garden & Pet received 21 more outperform votes than Ituran Location and Control when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.51% of users gave Ituran Location and Control an outperform vote while only 60.09% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral Garden & PetOutperform Votes25660.09% Underperform Votes17039.91% Ituran Location and ControlOutperform Votes23563.51% Underperform Votes13536.49% Do analysts rate CENT or ITRN? Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus price target of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.64%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Ituran Location and Control.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Ituran Location and Control 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CENT or ITRN? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CENT or ITRN? In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 6 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 3 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Ituran Location and Control's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.14 indicating that Ituran Location and Control is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ituran Location and Control 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIturan Location and Control beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ituran Location and Control News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITRN 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 ITRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIturan Location and ControlElectronic parts & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$825.83M$4.46B$9.06B$8.99BDividend Yield3.72%3.46%2.09%3.85%P/E Ratio15.9151.2816.5918.54Price / Sales2.581.234.1179.35Price / Cash12.0525.3022.2537.40Price / Book4.582.644.494.64Net Income$48.14M$373.50M$424.79M$245.69M7 Day Performance16.69%1.25%-2.83%-2.67%1 Month Performance22.19%3.33%-5.46%-2.16%1 Year Performance62.76%29.52%29.53%12.90% Ituran Location and Control Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRNIturan Location and Control3.593 of 5 stars$41.52-0.4%N/A+61.1%$829.16M$319.98M15.912,841Upcoming EarningsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.4482 of 5 stars$38.45-0.1%$46.75+21.6%-13.0%$2.52B$3.20B21.136,450Analyst RevisionGLPGlobal Partners1.7711 of 5 stars$57.33+0.0%$54.00-5.8%+23.9%$1.95B$16.49B17.325,060Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeVSTSVestis2.2263 of 5 stars$13.82+0.4%$14.08+1.9%-32.5%$1.82B$2.77B172.7110,800WKCWorld Kinect2.8962 of 5 stars$28.26+0.2%$30.20+6.9%+29.1%$1.64B$44.41B12.565,289Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpDSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.1964 of 5 stars$31.23+0.2%$43.00+37.7%-9.3%$1.46B$1.57B780.951,685ASPNAspen Aerogels3.5393 of 5 stars$12.03+4.8%$29.11+142.1%-52.0%$986.65M$238.72M1,203.70420Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGICGlobal Industrial4.4339 of 5 stars$23.71-0.9%N/A-46.0%$906.24M$1.27B13.941,870Analyst RevisionSTKLSunOpta3.5781 of 5 stars$7.44+0.9%$9.50+27.7%+20.1%$890.20M$711.68M-41.331,174Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners2.1304 of 5 stars$22.53+0.1%N/A+3.2%$857.08M$4.39B43.322,220Positive NewsRYIRyerson3.3664 of 5 stars$23.56+5.6%$28.00+18.9%-31.1%$750.22M$4.70B38.624,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Global Partners Alternatives Vestis Alternatives World Kinect Alternatives Distribution Solutions Group Alternatives Aspen Aerogels Alternatives Global Industrial Alternatives SunOpta Alternatives CrossAmerica Partners Alternatives Ryerson Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ITRN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | Sponsored[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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