Mondelez International (MDLZ) Competitors

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, MDLZ or KHC?

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MDLZ or KHC?

Mondelez International presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.82%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus target price of $29.76, indicating a potential upside of 12.07%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Kraft Heinz	2 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MDLZ or KHC?

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Kraft Heinz. Kraft Heinz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, 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
Mondelez International	$36.44B	2.27	$4.61B	$2.73	23.38
Kraft Heinz	$25.85B	1.22	$2.74B	-$4.49	-5.92

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MDLZ or KHC?

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MDLZ or KHC a better dividend stock?

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Mondelez International pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% 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. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor MDLZ or KHC?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 2 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 23 mentions for Mondelez International. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 1.19 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mondelez International	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kraft Heinz	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MDLZ or KHC more profitable?

Mondelez International has a net margin of 9.84% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of -20.83%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 15.35% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	9.84%	15.35%	5.85%
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%

Summary

Mondelez International beats Kraft Heinz on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.