POST vs. K, TSN, MKC, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, PPC, LANC, and FLO
Should you be buying Post stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Post include Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Lancaster Colony (LANC), and Flowers Foods (FLO). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Kellanova (NYSE:K) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Post shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kellanova has a net margin of 6.41% compared to Kellanova's net margin of 4.38%. Post's return on equity of 37.07% beat Kellanova's return on equity.
Kellanova received 108 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.58% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 52.18% of users gave Kellanova an outperform vote.
Kellanova presently has a consensus target price of $61.85, suggesting a potential upside of 3.72%. Post has a consensus target price of $113.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.29%. Given Kellanova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than Kellanova.
Kellanova has higher revenue and earnings than Post. Post is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kellanova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kellanova has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Post had 23 more articles in the media than Kellanova. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Post and 7 mentions for Kellanova. Post's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Kellanova's score of -0.10 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Kellanova and Post tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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