WD-40 (WDFC) Competitors $264.40 -2.39 (-0.90%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WDFC vs. SPB, CENTA, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, ESI, and CBTShould you be buying WD-40 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WD-40 include Spectrum Brands (SPB), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Element Solutions (ESI), and Cabot (CBT). WD-40 vs. Spectrum Brands Central Garden & Pet Oil-Dri Co. of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Element Solutions Cabot WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is WDFC or SPB a better dividend stock? WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Spectrum Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. WD-40 pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectrum Brands pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Spectrum Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WDFC or SPB? Spectrum Brands received 283 more outperform votes than WD-40 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.46% of users gave Spectrum Brands an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWD-40Outperform Votes28053.33% Underperform Votes24546.67% Spectrum BrandsOutperform Votes56370.46% Underperform Votes23629.54% Which has higher valuation & earnings, WDFC or SPB? Spectrum Brands has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. Spectrum Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWD-40$590.56M6.07$69.64M$5.1151.74Spectrum Brands$2.96B0.84$124.80M$4.0821.84 Is WDFC or SPB more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 4.21%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.53% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WD-4011.79% 31.53% 15.81% Spectrum Brands 4.21%6.16%3.14% Which has more risk and volatility, WDFC or SPB? WD-40 has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectrum Brands has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WDFC or SPB? In the previous week, WD-40 had 7 more articles in the media than Spectrum Brands. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for WD-40 and 4 mentions for Spectrum Brands. Spectrum Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat WD-40's score of 0.83 indicating that Spectrum Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WD-40 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spectrum Brands 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WDFC or SPB? WD-40 presently has a consensus price target of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Spectrum Brands has a consensus price target of $102.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Spectrum Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spectrum Brands is more favorable than WD-40.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Spectrum Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WDFC or SPB? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySpectrum Brands beats WD-40 on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 WDFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWD-40chemical products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.58B$1.59B$14.52B$9.31BDividend Yield1.30%1.15%2.65%4.06%P/E Ratio51.7420.5022.8117.55Price / Sales6.07499.422.78139.48Price / Cash45.6569.4521.1437.95Price / Book15.545.495.974.92Net Income$69.64M$59.71M$577.98M$225.78M7 Day Performance-2.85%-1.12%-2.05%-1.47%1 Month Performance-5.24%-6.52%1.83%5.36%1 Year Performance12.37%58.11%6.18%22.71% WD-40 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDFCWD-402.3511 of 5 stars$264.40-0.9%$301.00+13.8%+12.4%$3.58B$590.56M51.74580Dividend IncreaseSPBSpectrum Brands3.5953 of 5 stars$90.08-0.4%$102.38+13.6%+12.2%$2.53B$2.96B22.223,100Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet3.1072 of 5 stars$34.81+0.3%$41.33+18.7%+36.4%$2.28B$3.20B21.437,000ODCOil-Dri Co. of America1.8639 of 5 stars$89.05+2.2%N/A+32.0%$649.80M$454.09M14.50870Dividend CutPGProcter & Gamble4.3847 of 5 stars$172.01+0.6%$180.45+4.9%+18.3%$405.09B$83.91B29.67108,000Positive NewsCLColgate-Palmolive4.9286 of 5 stars$93.53+0.1%$105.11+12.4%+21.4%$76.42B$20.11B26.7734,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.8808 of 5 stars$132.39+0.8%$149.93+13.2%+9.8%$44.15B$20.10B17.0441,000Positive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.7103 of 5 stars$106.31+0.6%$109.56+3.1%+15.7%$26.05B$6.05B47.375,550Insider TradePositive NewsCLXClorox3.843 of 5 stars$165.57+0.4%$155.38-6.2%+15.1%$20.49B$7.47B57.708,000Short Interest ↓ESIElement Solutions4.4742 of 5 stars$26.89-1.5%$31.40+16.8%+19.4%$6.51B$2.33B24.595,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCBTCabot4.522 of 5 stars$102.17-1.2%$105.00+2.8%+22.5%$5.56B$3.99B15.344,200Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPB Alternatives CENTA Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives ESI Alternatives CBT 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:WDFC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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