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Farmer Bros. (FARM) Competitors

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FARM vs. MDLZ, HSY, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, PPC, and CAG

Should you be buying Farmer Bros. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmer Bros. include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), and Conagra Brands (CAG). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Farmer Bros. vs.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Farmer Bros. (NASDAQ:FARM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 31 more articles in the media than Farmer Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Mondelez International and 0 mentions for Farmer Bros.. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Farmer Bros.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mondelez International Positive
Farmer Bros. Neutral

Mondelez International has a net margin of 12.68% compared to Farmer Bros.'s net margin of -2.92%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 16.75% beat Farmer Bros.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mondelez International12.68% 16.75% 6.38%
Farmer Bros. -2.92%-27.45%-6.48%

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Farmer Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Farmer Bros. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $70.55, indicating a potential upside of 7.10%. Farmer Bros. has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 250.00%. Given Farmer Bros.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Farmer Bros. is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mondelez International
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Farmer Bros.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Farmer Bros.. Farmer Bros. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International$36.46B2.34$4.61B$2.6924.49
Farmer Bros.$341.54M0.09-$3.88M-$0.68-2.21

Mondelez International received 514 more outperform votes than Farmer Bros. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.25% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 67.67% of users gave Farmer Bros. an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mondelez InternationalOutperform Votes
895
70.25%
Underperform Votes
379
29.75%
Farmer Bros.Outperform Votes
381
67.67%
Underperform Votes
182
32.33%

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmer Bros. has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Farmer Bros. on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FARM vs. The Competition

MetricFarmer Bros.food preparations & kindred products IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$32.33M$3.06B$25.20B$8.48B
Dividend YieldN/A2.61%169.73%4.11%
P/E Ratio-3.1320.2524.7720.05
Price / Sales0.090.923.98116.47
Price / CashN/A11.1419.4134.62
Price / Book0.771.786.254.61
Net Income-$3.88M$148.73M$781.36M$248.19M
7 Day Performance-5.66%0.36%0.77%2.97%
1 Month Performance-11.24%2.33%13.88%16.58%
1 Year Performance-46.43%0.34%8.94%8.16%

Farmer Bros. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FARM
Farmer Bros.
3.763 of 5 stars
$1.48
-1.7%
$5.25
+255.9%
-47.6%$31.79M$341.54M-3.071,070
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.5545 of 5 stars
$65.72
+0.6%
$70.55
+7.3%
-6.3%$84.58B$36.46B19.2291,000Positive News
HSY
Hershey
3.8279 of 5 stars
$156.68
-1.1%
$161.40
+3.0%
-25.2%$31.71B$10.75B14.3719,900Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.7421 of 5 stars
$54.80
-0.6%
$64.69
+18.0%
-23.3%$30.21B$19.64B11.9132,500News Coverage
Positive News
K
Kellanova
3.0177 of 5 stars
$82.40
+0.1%
$79.41
-3.6%
+32.9%$28.59B$12.63B21.2930,000
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.5447 of 5 stars
$56.06
+0.2%
$62.63
+11.7%
-6.4%$19.97B$53.62B18.94142,000Positive News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.2038 of 5 stars
$74.30
-1.5%
$83.14
+11.9%
-0.2%$19.93B$6.73B25.3614,200News Coverage
Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.0528 of 5 stars
$30.14
-1.3%
$32.33
+7.3%
-18.0%$16.57B$11.91B20.6420,000News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.2605 of 5 stars
$113.46
0.0%
$125.70
+10.8%
+0.6%$12.07B$8.79B22.976,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.2171 of 5 stars
$48.75
+0.2%
$48.40
-0.7%
+34.4%$11.56B$17.98B10.6961,500Positive News
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.0554 of 5 stars
$23.01
+0.1%
$27.50
+19.5%
-24.8%$10.98B$11.74B22.5618,000News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:FARM) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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