FARM vs. MDLZ, HSY, GIS, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, SJM, and CAG
Should you be buying Farmer Brothers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmer Brothers include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Conagra Brands (CAG). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Farmer Brothers vs. Its Competitors
Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both packaged foods & meats companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
Mondelez International has a net margin of 9.90% compared to Farmer Brothers' net margin of -4.20%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 15.94% beat Farmer Brothers' return on equity.
Farmer Brothers has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Farmer Brothers presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 214.69%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $70.63, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Farmer Brothers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Farmer Brothers is more favorable than Mondelez International.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Farmer Brothers. Farmer Brothers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
64.5% of Farmer Brothers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Farmer Brothers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 30 more articles in the media than Farmer Brothers. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Mondelez International and 5 mentions for Farmer Brothers. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Farmer Brothers' score of 0.23 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Farmer Brothers on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FARM) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff