Spectrum Brands (SPB) Competitors $62.18 -0.10 (-0.16%) As of 12:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPB vs. WDFC, CENTA, ODC, PG, CL, KMB, CHD, CLX, NOVT, and ENSShould you be buying Spectrum Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectrum Brands include WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), Novanta (NOVT), and EnerSys (ENS). Spectrum Brands vs. WD-40 Central Garden & Pet Oil-Dri Co. of America Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive Kimberly-Clark Church & Dwight Clorox Novanta EnerSys Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) and WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpectrum Brands$2.97B0.55$124.80M$4.0715.30WD-40$610.64M4.98$69.64M$6.2735.82 Is SPB or WDFC more profitable? WD-40 has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Spectrum Brands' net margin of 4.01%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.68% beat Spectrum Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spectrum Brands4.01% 6.44% 3.43% WD-40 11.78%31.68%15.93% Which has more volatility and risk, SPB or WDFC? Spectrum Brands has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SPB or WDFC? Spectrum Brands presently has a consensus price target of $95.43, indicating a potential upside of 53.25%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $301.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.01%. Given Spectrum Brands' higher possible upside, 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 3.0%. WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Spectrum Brands pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WD-40 pays out 60.0% 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. WD-40 has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Spectrum Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPB or WDFC? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SPB or WDFC? In the previous week, Spectrum Brands had 4 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Spectrum Brands and 9 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Spectrum Brands' score of 0.94 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WD-40 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPB or WDFC? Spectrum Brands received 285 more outperform votes than WD-40 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.38% of users gave Spectrum Brands an outperform vote while only 53.60% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpectrum BrandsOutperform Votes56870.38% Underperform Votes23929.62% WD-40Outperform Votes28353.60% Underperform Votes24546.40% SummarySpectrum Brands and WD-40 tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spectrum Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPB 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 SPB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpectrum Brandselectrical machinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.64B$754.00M$7.39B$18.86BDividend Yield3.18%2.78%3.51%4.15%P/E Ratio15.308.6516.1832.41Price / Sales0.5511.377.3028.58Price / Cash8.0815.9516.4217.53Price / Book0.817.824.344.44Net Income$124.80M-$70.66M$258.87M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.29%4.17%3.77%3.35%1 Month Performance-10.84%-7.44%-5.53%-5.48%1 Year Performance-22.49%1.57%-4.13%4.28% Spectrum Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPBSpectrum Brands4.2528 of 5 stars$62.18-0.2%$95.43+53.5%-23.3%$1.64B$2.97B15.2811,000WDFCWD-404.0893 of 5 stars$223.24+0.5%$301.00+34.8%-0.9%$3.02B$610.64M42.77580Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet3.8421 of 5 stars$32.32+1.9%$41.00+26.9%-14.9%$2.12B$3.22B17.767,000Positive NewsODCOil-Dri Co. of America2.5288 of 5 stars$43.18-0.3%N/A+141.8%$630.21M$465.34M13.95870PGProcter & Gamble4.658 of 5 stars$169.11+1.3%$181.50+7.3%-1.8%$396.54B$84.35B26.93106,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCLColgate-Palmolive4.6408 of 5 stars$94.98+1.0%$101.67+7.0%+4.3%$77.04B$20.10B26.9833,800Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpKMBKimberly-Clark4.5316 of 5 stars$142.70+2.1%$145.38+1.9%-4.0%$47.33B$20.06B18.9044,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCHDChurch & Dwight4.6554 of 5 stars$105.61+1.2%$111.44+5.5%-6.7%$25.99B$6.11B44.565,250Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCLXClorox4.0699 of 5 stars$140.77-0.5%$156.75+11.4%-7.0%$17.34B$7.17B38.469,000Positive NewsNOVTNovanta2.9479 of 5 stars$114.48+1.9%$160.00+39.8%-23.6%$4.12B$949.25M68.552,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeENSEnerSys4.3192 of 5 stars$82.78+0.3%$117.50+41.9%-4.8%$3.26B$3.55B10.2511,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WDFC Alternatives CENTA Alternatives ODC Alternatives PG Alternatives CL Alternatives KMB Alternatives CHD Alternatives CLX Alternatives NOVT Alternatives ENS 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:SPB) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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