Ryerson (RYI) Competitors

Ryerson (NYSE:RYI) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts recommend RYI or CENT?

Ryerson currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.51%. Central Garden & Pet 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 possible upside, analysts clearly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than Ryerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryerson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Central Garden & Pet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Does the media prefer RYI or CENT?

In the previous week, Ryerson had 9 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ryerson and 4 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Ryerson's score of 0.61 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryerson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Central Garden & Pet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RYI or CENT?

Ryerson received 7 more outperform votes than Central Garden & Pet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.09% of users gave Central Garden & Pet an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Ryerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryerson	Outperform Votes 263 58.06%	Underperform Votes 190 41.94%
Central Garden & Pet	Outperform Votes 256 60.09%	Underperform Votes 170 39.91%

Is RYI or CENT more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Ryerson's net margin of 0.46%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 10.08% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryerson	0.46%	2.66%	0.90%
Central Garden & Pet	3.77%	10.08%	4.38%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RYI or CENT?

Ryerson has higher revenue and earnings than Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryerson	$5.11B	0.15	$145.70M	$0.61	39.74
Central Garden & Pet	$3.22B	0.76	$107.98M	$1.82	20.45

Which has more volatility and risk, RYI or CENT?

Ryerson has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYI or CENT?

94.8% of Ryerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Ryerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Ryerson on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.