Spectrum Brands (SPB) Competitors

Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both household products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, SPB or WDFC?

Spectrum Brands has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SPB or WDFC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spectrum Brands	$2.96B	0.46	$124.80M	$2.09	26.97
WD-40	$590.56M	5.03	$69.64M	$6.35	34.56

Does the media favor SPB or WDFC?

In the previous week, Spectrum Brands had 17 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Spectrum Brands and 6 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Spectrum Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spectrum Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WD-40	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SPB or WDFC?

Spectrum Brands presently has a consensus target price of $81.80, indicating a potential upside of 45.14%. WD-40 has a consensus target price of $290.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. Given Spectrum Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Spectrum Brands is more favorable than WD-40.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectrum Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
WD-40	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SPB or WDFC a better dividend stock?

Spectrum Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Spectrum Brands pays out 90.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WD-40 pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectrum Brands has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and WD-40 has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SPB or WDFC?

91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SPB or WDFC more profitable?

WD-40 has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 2.56%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.23% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectrum Brands	2.56%	5.27%	2.88%
WD-40	14.13%	31.23%	16.49%

Summary

WD-40 beats Spectrum Brands on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.