Mondelez International (MDLZ) Competitors

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

Is KHC or MDLZ a better dividend stock?

Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 73.3% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, KHC or MDLZ?

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KHC or MDLZ?

Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus price target of $29.06, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $70.89, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Kraft Heinz's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kraft Heinz is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kraft Heinz	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95
Mondelez International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media favor KHC or MDLZ?

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 9 more articles in the media than Kraft Heinz. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Mondelez International and 26 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.76 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kraft Heinz	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mondelez International	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, KHC or MDLZ?

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
Kraft Heinz	$25.85B	1.17	$2.74B	-$4.49	-5.67
Mondelez International	$36.44B	2.21	$4.61B	$2.73	22.76

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

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mondelez International 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.

Is KHC or MDLZ 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
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%
Mondelez International	9.84%	15.35%	5.85%

Summary

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