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$70.18 +0.01 (+0.01%)
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MDLZ vs. KHC, PEP, CAG, CL, GIS, KO, LW, MED, PG, and HSY

Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include Kraft Heinz (KHC), PepsiCo (PEP), Conagra Brands (CAG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), General Mills (GIS), CocaCola (KO), Lamb Weston (LW), Medifast (MED), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Hershey (HSY). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.

Mondelez International vs. Its Competitors

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

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Mondelez International pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kraft Heinz pays out 73.1% 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 has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 9.90%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 15.94% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mondelez International9.90% 15.94% 6.11%
Kraft Heinz 10.44%7.37%4.06%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International$36.44B2.49$4.61B$2.6926.09
Kraft Heinz$25.85B1.32$2.74B$2.1913.14

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

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $70.72, suggesting a potential upside of 0.77%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $30.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.26%. Given Kraft Heinz's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kraft Heinz is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mondelez International
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Kraft Heinz
3 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 4 more articles in the media than Kraft Heinz. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Mondelez International and 24 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.99 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
22 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kraft Heinz
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Mondelez International beats Kraft Heinz on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MDLZ vs. The Competition

MetricMondelez InternationalFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$90.87B$8.52B$16.18B$9.49B
Dividend Yield2.66%3.50%3.18%4.00%
P/E Ratio26.0926.2220.0119.95
Price / Sales2.491.7646.3182.68
Price / Cash16.0112.7414.9858.45
Price / Book3.433.606.125.82
Net Income$4.61B$409.44M$689.13M$258.42M
7 Day Performance0.54%-0.03%0.77%1.94%
1 Month Performance2.56%-0.36%3.73%12.02%
1 Year Performance5.69%-1.23%1.66%20.80%

Mondelez International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.3355 of 5 stars
$70.18
+0.0%
$70.72
+0.8%
+6.3%$90.86B$36.44B21.6690,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.4078 of 5 stars
$27.47
-1.3%
$30.29
+10.3%
-11.8%$32.54B$25.85B12.5536,000Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade
PEP
PepsiCo
4.2091 of 5 stars
$141.59
-1.2%
$158.73
+12.1%
-12.4%$194.16B$91.85B25.83319,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.6962 of 5 stars
$18.69
-2.0%
$22.58
+20.9%
-32.9%$8.93B$11.61B7.8318,300Positive News
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.5596 of 5 stars
$86.79
-0.1%
$100.64
+16.0%
-8.0%$70.38B$20.10B24.5334,000Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.5952 of 5 stars
$49.07
-2.1%
$59.73
+21.7%
-19.8%$26.66B$19.49B11.9933,000Positive News
KO
CocaCola
4.8615 of 5 stars
$70.19
+0.5%
$77.13
+9.9%
+6.4%$302.36B$47.06B28.1069,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
LW
Lamb Weston
4.3066 of 5 stars
$47.97
-2.1%
$67.64
+41.0%
-27.4%$6.78B$6.47B18.8410,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
MED
Medifast
2.3895 of 5 stars
$13.85
+4.6%
$16.50
+19.1%
-18.9%$152.65M$602.46M-21.37870
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.8 of 5 stars
$155.02
0.0%
$176.84
+14.1%
-5.0%$363.99B$83.93B24.64108,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
HSY
Hershey
3.8599 of 5 stars
$176.29
+2.9%
$158.84
-9.9%
-3.5%$35.74B$11.20B21.7520,030Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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