Marzetti (MZTI) Competitors

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 2.82%. Marzetti's return on equity of 16.46% beat Hormel Foods' return on equity.

Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hormel Foods pays out 185.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 60 consecutive years and Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

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

41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Hormel Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.3% of Marzetti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Marzetti had 9 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marzetti and 7 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Marzetti's score of 0.05 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hormel Foods currently has a consensus price target of $25.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.89%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $132.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Marzetti's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Hormel Foods.

Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Marzetti had 12 more articles in the media than JBS. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marzetti and 4 mentions for JBS. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat JBS's score of 0.00 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.3% of Marzetti shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to JBS's net margin of 1.22%. Marzetti's return on equity of 16.46% beat JBS's return on equity.

JBS presently has a consensus target price of $18.10, indicating a potential upside of 39.70%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $132.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given JBS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JBS is more favorable than Marzetti.

JBS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. JBS pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marzetti has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

JBS has a beta of -1.54, meaning that its stock price is 254% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Lamb Weston pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamb Weston has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Marzetti is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 3.85%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.27% beat Marzetti's return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Marzetti had 12 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marzetti and 4 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Marzetti's score of 0.05 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lamb Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.3% of Marzetti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Lamb Weston currently has a consensus price target of $53.82, indicating a potential downside of 4.88%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $132.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Marzetti's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Marzetti presently has a consensus target price of $132.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Smithfield Foods has a consensus target price of $24.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.08%. Given Smithfield Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smithfield Foods is more favorable than Marzetti.

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

In the previous week, Marzetti had 7 more articles in the media than Smithfield Foods. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marzetti and 9 mentions for Smithfield Foods. Smithfield Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Marzetti's score of 0.05 indicating that Smithfield Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Smithfield Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Marzetti pays out 63.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smithfield Foods pays out 54.8% 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. Marzetti has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Smithfield Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. 29.3% of Marzetti shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Marzetti has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smithfield Foods has a beta of -0.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% less volatile than the broader market.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 5.94%. Marzetti's return on equity of 16.46% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.