Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Competitors

Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) and Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) are both packaged foods & meats companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is CALM or TSN more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 26.08% compared to Tyson Foods' net margin of 1.70%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 48.72% beat Tyson Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cal-Maine Foods	26.08%	48.72%	39.06%
Tyson Foods	1.70%	7.43%	3.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, CALM or TSN?

Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CALM or TSN?

Tyson Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyson Foods, 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
Cal-Maine Foods	$2.33B	2.15	$277.89M	$20.23	5.04
Tyson Foods	$53.31B	0.38	$800M	$2.57	22.15

Do analysts rate CALM or TSN?

Cal-Maine Foods currently has a consensus price target of $83.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.63%. Tyson Foods has a consensus price target of $63.11, suggesting a potential upside of 10.86%. Given Tyson Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tyson Foods is more favorable than Cal-Maine Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cal-Maine Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Tyson Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CALM or TSN?

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CALM or TSN?

In the previous week, Tyson Foods had 15 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Tyson Foods and 5 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Cal-Maine Foods' score of 0.62 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cal-Maine Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tyson Foods	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CALM or TSN a better dividend stock?

Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $13.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Tyson Foods pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tyson Foods pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cal-Maine Foods has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Tyson Foods has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Cal-Maine Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Tyson Foods beats Cal-Maine Foods on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.