Campbell's (CPB) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HSY or CPB?

In the previous week, Hershey had 7 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Hershey and 15 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Campbell's' score of 1.06 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hershey	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Campbell's	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSY or CPB?

Hershey received 129 more outperform votes than Campbell's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.54% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote while only 40.82% of users gave Campbell's an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hershey	Outperform Votes 605 50.54%	Underperform Votes 592 49.46%
Campbell's	Outperform Votes 476 40.82%	Underperform Votes 690 59.18%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HSY or CPB?

58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Campbell's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HSY or CPB more profitable?

Hershey has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Campbell's' net margin of 5.57%. Hershey's return on equity of 44.77% beat Campbell's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hershey	19.83%	44.77%	15.14%
Campbell's	5.57%	23.79%	6.24%

Do analysts prefer HSY or CPB?

Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $161.40, indicating a potential upside of 3.64%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.28%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HSY or CPB?

Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Campbell's. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Campbell's, 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	$10.75B	2.93	$2.22B	$8.11	19.20
Campbell's	$10.12B	1.05	$567M	$1.73	20.63

Is HSY or CPB a better dividend stock?

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Hershey pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell's pays out 90.2% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, HSY or CPB?

Hershey has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hershey beats Campbell's on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.