MDLZ vs. HSY, GIS, TSN, K, MKC, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Tyson Foods (TSN), Kellanova (K), 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.
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Hershey had 6 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Hershey and 15 mentions for Mondelez International. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.37 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hershey presently has a consensus price target of $210.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $80.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.83%. Given Hershey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Hershey.
Mondelez International received 252 more outperform votes than Hershey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.16% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 53.22% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Hershey. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hershey has a net margin of 18.13% compared to Hershey's net margin of 11.87%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 50.15% beat Hershey's return on equity.
Hershey has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hershey pays out 54.3% 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. Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Hershey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Hershey on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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