J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) Competitors

Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) and J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor SFD or JJSF?

In the previous week, Smithfield Foods had 14 more articles in the media than J&J Snack Foods. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Smithfield Foods and 6 mentions for J&J Snack Foods. J&J Snack Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Smithfield Foods' score of 0.79 indicating that J&J Snack Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smithfield Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J&J Snack Foods	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SFD or JJSF?

76.0% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SFD or JJSF more profitable?

J&J Snack Foods has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 0.00%. J&J Snack Foods' return on equity of 9.84% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smithfield Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
J&J Snack Foods	5.31%	9.84%	6.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFD or JJSF?

J&J Snack Foods received 111 more outperform votes than Smithfield Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.44% of users gave Smithfield Foods an outperform vote while only 58.59% of users gave J&J Snack Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smithfield Foods	Outperform Votes 196 61.44%	Underperform Votes 123 38.56%
J&J Snack Foods	Outperform Votes 307 58.59%	Underperform Votes 217 41.41%

Is SFD or JJSF a better dividend stock?

Smithfield Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. J&J Snack Foods pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Smithfield Foods pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J&J Snack Foods pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. J&J Snack Foods has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Smithfield Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SFD or JJSF?

Smithfield Foods has higher revenue and earnings than J&J Snack Foods. Smithfield Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J&J Snack Foods, 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
Smithfield Foods	$14.14B	0.61	$892.37M	$2.27	9.69
J&J Snack Foods	$1.59B	1.55	$86.55M	$4.34	29.18

Do analysts prefer SFD or JJSF?

Smithfield Foods currently has a consensus target price of $27.86, indicating a potential upside of 26.62%. J&J Snack Foods has a consensus target price of $167.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.24%. Given J&J Snack Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J&J Snack Foods is more favorable than Smithfield Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smithfield Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
J&J Snack Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

J&J Snack Foods beats Smithfield Foods on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.