Campbell's (CPB) Competitors

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSY or CPB?

58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Campbell's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, HSY or CPB?

Hershey has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HSY or CPB?

Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $158.84, suggesting a potential downside of 4.34%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $40.11, suggesting a potential upside of 30.87%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Hershey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hershey	5 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Campbell's	5 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95

Does the media refer more to HSY or CPB?

In the previous week, Hershey had 17 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Hershey and 16 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Campbell's' score of 0.79 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hershey	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Campbell's	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HSY or CPB?

Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Campbell's. Campbell's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, 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
Hershey	$11.20B	3.00	$2.22B	$8.11	20.47
Campbell's	$9.64B	0.95	$567M	$1.51	20.30

Is HSY or CPB more profitable?

Hershey has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Campbell's' net margin of 4.44%. Hershey's return on equity of 38.70% beat Campbell's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hershey	15.32%	38.70%	13.12%
Campbell's	4.44%	23.22%	5.77%

Is HSY or CPB a better dividend stock?

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Hershey pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell's pays out 103.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Summary

Hershey beats Campbell's on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.