Marzetti (MZTI) Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, MKC or MZTI?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MKC or MZTI?

In the previous week, Marzetti had 6 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Marzetti and 18 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Marzetti's score of 0.88 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marzetti	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MKC or MZTI?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Marzetti. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marzetti, 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
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.72B	2.82	$788.50M	$2.88	24.55
Marzetti	$1.91B	2.62	$167.35M	$6.07	29.94

Do analysts recommend MKC or MZTI?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $84.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.17%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $207.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.02%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Marzetti.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Marzetti	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is MKC or MZTI more profitable?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Marzetti's net margin of 8.77%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.87% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.50%	14.43%	6.02%
Marzetti	8.77%	18.87%	14.77%

Is MKC or MZTI a better dividend stock?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marzetti pays out 62.6% 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. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MKC or MZTI?

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.5% of Marzetti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Marzetti on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.