J & J Snack Foods (JJSF) Competitors $114.35 +1.55 (+1.37%) Closing price 08/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.32 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 08/13/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JJSF vs. MED, POST, CALM, MZTI, FLO, TR, THS, JBSS, SENEA, and CVGWShould you be buying J & J Snack Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J & J Snack Foods include MEDIFAST (MED), Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Marzetti (MZTI), Flowers Foods (FLO), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), and Calavo Growers (CVGW). J & J Snack Foods vs. Its Competitors MEDIFAST Post Cal-Maine Foods Marzetti Flowers Foods Tootsie Roll Industries TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods Calavo Growers J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in JJSF or MED? 76.0% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Medifast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer JJSF or MED? J & J Snack Foods currently has a consensus price target of $142.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.62%. Medifast has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.44%. Given J & J Snack Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe J & J Snack Foods is more favorable than Medifast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score J & J Snack Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Medifast 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JJSF or MED? J & J Snack Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. J & J Snack Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medifast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJ & J Snack Foods$1.60B1.39$86.55M$4.2926.66Medifast$602.46M0.25$2.09M$0.3242.81 Is JJSF or MED more profitable? J & J Snack Foods has a net margin of 5.24% compared to Medifast's net margin of 0.76%. J & J Snack Foods' return on equity of 8.79% beat Medifast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets J & J Snack Foods5.24% 8.79% 6.10% Medifast 0.76%2.00%1.50% Does the media refer more to JJSF or MED? In the previous week, J & J Snack Foods had 11 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for J & J Snack Foods and 7 mentions for Medifast. J & J Snack Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Medifast's score of 0.30 indicating that J & J Snack Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment J & J Snack Foods 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Medifast 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, JJSF or MED? J & J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJ & J Snack Foods beats Medifast on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get J & J Snack Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JJSF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JJSF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart JJSF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJ & J Snack FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.20B$8.25B$16.07B$9.82BDividend Yield2.87%3.48%3.15%4.12%P/E Ratio26.6622.3118.6726.03Price / Sales1.391.7846.39105.52Price / Cash13.1512.5714.7858.93Price / Book2.303.375.846.06Net Income$86.55M$401.57M$684.52M$265.11M7 Day Performance5.97%2.40%4.66%3.38%1 Month Performance-1.63%-0.23%0.81%2.28%1 Year Performance-32.79%0.82%6.87%29.67% J & J Snack Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJSFJ & J Snack Foods3.7985 of 5 stars$114.35+1.4%$142.50+24.6%-32.5%$2.20B$1.60B26.665,000Dividend IncreaseMEDMEDIFAST3.7792 of 5 stars$12.83-0.2%$16.50+28.6%-28.2%$141.24M$602.46M40.09870POSTPost4.0195 of 5 stars$106.72-1.2%$131.25+23.0%-3.8%$6.02B$7.92B16.1111,480Trending NewsEarnings ReportCALMCal-Maine Foods3.5785 of 5 stars$107.53-0.2%$110.00+2.3%+56.3%$5.28B$4.26B4.313,828Positive NewsMZTIMarzetti3.3221 of 5 stars$177.86-0.3%$203.50+14.4%-5.3%$4.92B$1.87B28.923,400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementFLOFlowers Foods4.5802 of 5 stars$16.20-0.9%$19.00+17.3%-25.9%$3.45B$5.10B15.0010,200Upcoming EarningsTRTootsie Roll Industries0.3815 of 5 stars$38.38-1.2%N/A+41.1%$2.84B$715.53M30.772,300THSTreeHouse Foods3.9571 of 5 stars$17.57-5.7%$24.00+36.6%-50.1%$940.82M$3.35B45.057,400JBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.2447 of 5 stars$62.24-1.1%N/A-35.5%$739.74M$1.07B13.131,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSENEASeneca Foods0.9097 of 5 stars$103.04-0.1%N/A+73.5%$710.68M$1.58B16.542,885Earnings ReportCVGWCalavo Growers4.2769 of 5 stars$27.76+0.8%$35.00+26.1%+23.1%$491.06M$661.54M47.862,106News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MED Competitors POST Competitors CALM Competitors MZTI Competitors FLO Competitors TR Competitors THS Competitors JBSS Competitors SENEA Competitors CVGW Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JJSF) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGet This Stock NowThis company is the lifeblood of AI data centers, yet almost no one has caught up with the story. 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