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Farmer Brothers (FARM) Competitors

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$1.45 -0.02 (-1.36%)
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FARM vs. FI, MDLZ, HSY, K, GIS, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, and SJM

Should you be buying Farmer Brothers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmer Brothers include Fiserv (FI), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), General Mills (GIS), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), and J. M. Smucker (SJM).

Farmer Brothers vs. Its Competitors

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) and Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fiserv$20.46B4.62$3.13B$5.6630.14
Farmer Brothers$341.54M0.09-$3.88M-$0.68-2.13

In the previous week, Fiserv had 32 more articles in the media than Farmer Brothers. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Fiserv and 2 mentions for Farmer Brothers. Fiserv's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Farmer Brothers' score of 0.40 indicating that Fiserv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fiserv
28 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Farmer Brothers
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Farmer Brothers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fiserv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Farmer Brothers shares are owned 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.

Fiserv has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmer Brothers has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Fiserv has a net margin of 15.68% compared to Farmer Brothers' net margin of -4.20%. Fiserv's return on equity of 18.74% beat Farmer Brothers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fiserv15.68% 18.74% 6.31%
Farmer Brothers -4.20%-26.00%-6.06%

Fiserv currently has a consensus price target of $221.23, indicating a potential upside of 29.70%. Farmer Brothers has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 210.34%. Given Farmer Brothers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Farmer Brothers is more favorable than Fiserv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fiserv
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Farmer Brothers
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Fiserv beats Farmer Brothers on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FARM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FARM vs. The Competition

MetricFarmer BrothersFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$31.26M$4.69B$25.92B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A3.08%175.53%4.04%
P/E Ratio-2.1321.6029.1720.14
Price / Sales0.090.914.8593.83
Price / CashN/A12.9717.1528.59
Price / Book0.683.985.815.58
Net Income-$3.88M$140.20M$869.96M$248.40M
7 Day Performance4.32%-1.31%1.61%6.13%
1 Month Performance-7.05%4.75%3.46%7.78%
1 Year Performance-44.23%43.29%31.95%20.95%

Farmer Brothers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FARM
Farmer Brothers
4.4125 of 5 stars
$1.45
-1.4%
$4.50
+210.3%
-44.5%$31.26M$341.54M-2.131,003
FI
Fiserv
4.8043 of 5 stars
$172.29
0.0%
$221.23
+28.4%
+15.2%$95.55B$20.46B30.4438,000Positive News
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.7385 of 5 stars
$67.44
-0.5%
$70.63
+4.7%
+2.7%$87.76B$36.44B25.0790,000Positive News
HSY
Hershey
3.9228 of 5 stars
$166.04
-0.6%
$158.84
-4.3%
-4.6%$33.83B$11.20B20.4720,030Trending News
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K
Kellanova
3.9701 of 5 stars
$79.50
+0.6%
$79.75
+0.3%
+41.2%$27.41B$12.75B20.0824,000Positive News
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GIS
General Mills
4.7759 of 5 stars
$51.86
+2.7%
$59.73
+15.2%
-17.6%$27.40B$19.49B12.6533,000
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.4522 of 5 stars
$75.74
-0.7%
$84.13
+11.1%
+3.5%$20.47B$6.72B26.3014,100Positive News
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TSN
Tyson Foods
4.6247 of 5 stars
$56.01
+1.4%
$63.11
+12.7%
-0.6%$19.68B$53.31B21.79138,000Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.1457 of 5 stars
$30.26
-0.7%
$32.86
+8.6%
+0.7%$16.76B$11.92B22.2520,000Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.0781 of 5 stars
$44.98
+0.9%
$48.67
+8.2%
+18.8%$10.57B$17.88B8.8761,600Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.6537 of 5 stars
$98.26
+2.8%
$115.80
+17.9%
-5.8%$10.19B$8.73B-8.508,000Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:FARM) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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