Ryerson (RYI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CENT or RYI?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENT or RYI?

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
Central Garden & Pet	$3.20B	0.74	$107.98M	$1.62	22.38
Ryerson	$5.11B	0.13	$145.70M	$0.61	34.07

Does the media favor CENT or RYI?

In the previous week, Ryerson had 3 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ryerson and 2 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Ryerson's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Central Garden & Pet's score of 0.17 indicating that Ryerson 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
Ryerson	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CENT or RYI?

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

Do analysts prefer CENT or RYI?

Central Garden & Pet presently has a consensus target price of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Ryerson has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.73%. Given Ryerson's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryerson is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.

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)	3.20
Ryerson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CENT or RYI more profitable?

Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.37% compared to Ryerson's net margin of 0.46%. Central Garden & Pet's return on equity of 9.31% beat Ryerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	3.37%	9.31%	4.03%
Ryerson	0.46%	2.66%	0.90%

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats Ryerson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.