SunOpta (STKL) Competitors $5.11 -0.03 (-0.58%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.12 +0.00 (+0.10%) As of 05:28 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STKL vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, VSTS, DSGR, CAPL, GIC, ITRN, RYI, and MGPIShould you be buying SunOpta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunOpta include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), 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), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. SunOpta vs. Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Vestis Distribution Solutions Group CrossAmerica Partners Global Industrial Ituran Location and Control Ryerson MGP Ingredients SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STKL or CENT? 85.4% of SunOpta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of SunOpta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, STKL or CENT? SunOpta has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend STKL or CENT? SunOpta presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.91%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.51%. Given SunOpta's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SunOpta is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SunOpta 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Is STKL or CENT more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.77% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -2.74%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.08% beat SunOpta's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SunOpta-2.74% 7.92% 1.89% Central Garden & Pet 3.77%10.08%4.38% Does the media refer more to STKL or CENT? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 2 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 1 mentions for SunOpta. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.67 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SunOpta 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Central Garden & Pet 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STKL or CENT? SunOpta received 284 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.42% of users gave SunOpta an outperform vote while only 60.09% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunOptaOutperform Votes54067.42% Underperform Votes26132.58% Central Garden & PetOutperform Votes25660.09% Underperform Votes17039.91% Which has higher earnings and valuation, STKL or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta. SunOpta 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 RatioSunOpta$723.73M0.85-$175.02M-$0.15-34.07Central Garden & Pet$3.22B0.70$107.98M$1.8218.95 SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats SunOpta on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get SunOpta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STKL 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 STKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunOptaFarm IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$611.87M$1.02B$16.75B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A3.78%2.86%4.02%P/E Ratio-28.3910.6216.1819.28Price / Sales0.850.322.5193.47Price / Cash20.0610.7216.3934.64Price / Book3.761.536.744.46Net Income-$175.02M$178.95M$731.75M$247.07M7 Day Performance-5.37%-1.62%-0.03%3.04%1 Month Performance-29.03%-7.30%2.88%-2.86%1 Year Performance-23.16%0.16%3.75%4.61% SunOpta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STKLSunOpta3.411 of 5 stars$5.11-0.6%$9.50+85.9%-21.4%$611.87M$723.73M-28.391,450Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.0378 of 5 stars$36.68+0.2%$45.00+22.7%-17.0%$2.40B$3.22B20.156,450GLPGlobal Partners2.7614 of 5 stars$54.79+0.1%$56.00+2.2%+14.3%$1.86B$17.16B16.554,310Insider TradePositive NewsWKCWorld Kinect3.0326 of 5 stars$28.89+3.3%$29.80+3.2%+8.2%$1.64B$42.17B27.255,210Positive NewsVSTSVestis3.2339 of 5 stars$11.02+1.9%$13.68+24.2%-43.0%$1.45B$2.77B137.7010,800DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.8178 of 5 stars$29.71+0.5%$43.00+44.7%-15.2%$1.38B$1.80B742.941,840Positive NewsCAPLCrossAmerica Partners2.1884 of 5 stars$23.59+0.5%N/A+5.0%$897.72M$4.10B45.362,220Analyst UpgradeGICGlobal Industrial3.2325 of 5 stars$22.58+0.5%N/A-49.7%$865.22M$1.32B13.281,870ITRNIturan Location and Control3.8585 of 5 stars$37.49-1.3%$50.00+33.4%+33.3%$745.83M$336.26M14.362,810Positive NewsRYIRyerson2.6262 of 5 stars$23.17-0.9%$25.00+7.9%-27.2%$737.96M$4.60B-89.114,200Positive NewsMGPIMGP Ingredients4.5327 of 5 stars$32.42+5.0%$67.00+106.7%-64.8%$689.57M$703.63M6.74690 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Competitors Global Partners Competitors World Kinect Competitors Vestis Competitors Distribution Solutions Group Competitors CrossAmerica Partners Competitors Global Industrial Competitors Ituran Location and Control Competitors Ryerson Competitors MGP Ingredients Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STKL) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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