GIS vs. MDLZ, HSY, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying General Mills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Mills include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than General Mills. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 11 more articles in the media than General Mills. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Mondelez International and 6 mentions for General Mills. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.61 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the media.
General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. General Mills pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 54.0% 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.
General Mills has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
General Mills currently has a consensus price target of $71.94, indicating a potential upside of 6.65%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $80.22, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than General Mills.
Mondelez International received 216 more outperform votes than General Mills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.24% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
General Mills has a net margin of 12.66% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 11.87%. General Mills' return on equity of 26.84% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Summary
Mondelez International beats General Mills on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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