Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC) Competitors $43.34 +0.15 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.27 -0.07 (-0.16%) As of 04:14 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ODC vs. CENTA, SPB, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, WDFC, HI, and ARRYShould you be buying Oil-Dri Co. of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oil-Dri Co. of America include Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Hillenbrand (HI), and Array Technologies (ARRY). Oil-Dri Co. of America vs. Central Garden & Pet Spectrum Brands Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox WD-40 Hillenbrand Array Technologies Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Do analysts rate CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.88%. Given Central Garden & Pet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Oil-Dri Co. of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Oil-Dri Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil-Dri Co. of America has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Co. of America. Oil-Dri Co. of America 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$3.22B0.66$107.98M$1.8217.75Oil-Dri Co. of America$465.34M1.36$39.43M$3.1313.84 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CENTA or ODC? Central Garden & Pet received 21 more outperform votes than Oil-Dri Co. of America when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.43% of users gave Oil-Dri Co. of America an outperform vote while only 62.59% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCentral Garden & PetOutperform Votes18462.59% Underperform Votes11037.41% Oil-Dri Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes16364.43% Underperform Votes9035.57% Is CENTA or ODC more profitable? Oil-Dri Co. of America has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Central Garden & Pet's net margin of 3.77%. Oil-Dri Co. of America's return on equity of 21.84% 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% Oil-Dri Co. of America 9.92%21.84%13.79% Does the media prefer CENTA or ODC? In the previous week, Central Garden & Pet had 7 more articles in the media than Oil-Dri Co. of America. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Central Garden & Pet and 2 mentions for Oil-Dri Co. of America. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Oil-Dri Co. of America's score of 0.28 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Central Garden & Pet 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Oil-Dri Co. of America 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CENTA or ODC? 50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Oil-Dri Co. of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCentral Garden & Pet beats Oil-Dri Co. of America on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Oil-Dri Co. of America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ODC 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 NYSE 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 ODC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOil-Dri Co. of Americamanufacturing industries IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$632.40M$2.07B$2.96B$18.54BDividend Yield1.42%2.85%5.23%4.24%P/E Ratio14.0012.4977.1731.15Price / Sales1.361.7524,272,056,611,966,700.0025.48Price / Cash10.578.1824.3217.54Price / Book3.002.395.204.30Net Income$39.43M$95.48M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.80%-1.59%8.70%6.53%1 Month Performance-10.38%-13.16%2.13%-6.93%1 Year Performance151.04%11.82%15.33%1.22% Oil-Dri Co. of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ODCOil-Dri Co. of America2.2096 of 5 stars$43.34+0.3%N/A+150.2%$632.56M$465.34M14.00870CENTACentral Garden & Pet3.6472 of 5 stars$30.96-1.6%$41.00+32.4%-5.8%$2.03B$3.22B17.017,000News CoveragePositive NewsSPBSpectrum Brands4.3139 of 5 stars$60.97-2.5%$101.57+66.6%-23.2%$1.60B$2.97B14.9811,000Gap DownPGProcter & Gamble4.3772 of 5 stars$160.08-2.2%$182.00+13.7%+8.9%$375.36B$84.35B25.49106,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLColgate-Palmolive4.2667 of 5 stars$89.21-2.7%$102.06+14.4%+10.6%$72.36B$20.10B25.3433,800Positive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.5863 of 5 stars$134.39-2.6%$144.85+7.8%+15.2%$44.57B$20.06B17.8044,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCHDChurch & Dwight4.3368 of 5 stars$102.53-3.4%$112.13+9.4%+4.5%$25.23B$6.11B43.265,250Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLXClorox3.9119 of 5 stars$138.62-3.6%$159.00+14.7%-0.9%$17.08B$7.17B37.879,000Analyst ForecastWDFCWD-404.037 of 5 stars$237.93-2.9%$301.00+26.5%-5.5%$3.22B$603.64M45.58580Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHIHillenbrand4.5468 of 5 stars$20.60+3.0%$36.50+77.2%-55.4%$1.45B$3.12B-6.5610,450High Trading VolumeARRYArray Technologies3.6729 of 5 stars$4.33-1.4%$9.52+119.9%-67.3%$657.91M$915.81M-4.461,028Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Spectrum Brands Alternatives Procter & Gamble Alternatives Colgate-Palmolive Alternatives Kimberly-Clark Alternatives Church & Dwight Alternatives Clorox Alternatives WD-40 Alternatives Hillenbrand Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives 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 (NYSE:ODC) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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