Mondelez International (MDLZ) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KHC or MDLZ?

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend KHC or MDLZ?

Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus price target of $30.35, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $71.95, suggesting a potential upside of 15.72%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84
Mondelez International	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	1.28	$2.74B	-$4.49	-6.24
Mondelez International	$37.11B	2.17	$4.61B	$2.73	22.77

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 41 mentions for Mondelez International and 32 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Kraft Heinz's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Mondelez International's score of 1.32 indicating that Kraft Heinz is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kraft Heinz	27 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mondelez International	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 5.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, KHC or MDLZ?

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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