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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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

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 International9.84% 15.35% 5.85%
Kraft Heinz -20.83%7.40%4.01%

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

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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$36.44B2.17$4.61B$2.7322.38
Kraft Heinz$25.85B1.22$2.74B-$4.49-5.93

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 21 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 33 mentions for Mondelez International. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.81 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
31 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kraft Heinz
24 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.86%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $29.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.28%. 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)
17 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.89

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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$79.14B$8.33B$15.99B$9.82B
Dividend Yield3.06%3.33%3.01%4.48%
P/E Ratio22.4022.5318.2426.50
Price / Sales2.171.7548.38108.91
Price / Cash13.9012.8114.8828.92
Price / Book3.013.405.796.55
Net Income$4.61B$401.69M$680.19M$266.04M
7 Day Performance-1.08%-0.73%-1.42%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-4.44%0.52%1.05%6.20%
1 Year Performance-15.44%-5.98%2.77%22.24%

Mondelez International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.6766 of 5 stars
$61.11
-1.1%
$72.00
+17.8%
-14.0%$79.01B$36.44B22.3790,000Positive News
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.2378 of 5 stars
$27.72
-1.2%
$30.12
+8.6%
-26.6%$32.81B$25.31B-6.1736,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
PEP
PepsiCo
3.9208 of 5 stars
$148.30
-0.9%
$158.73
+7.0%
-13.1%$203.03B$91.75B27.01319,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.7793 of 5 stars
$19.17
-2.5%
$22.17
+15.7%
-39.8%$9.17B$11.61B8.0218,300Positive News
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.8026 of 5 stars
$84.14
-2.1%
$98.92
+17.6%
-20.8%$68.00B$20.10B23.6334,000Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.5456 of 5 stars
$49.37
-1.6%
$59.13
+19.8%
-31.8%$26.78B$19.49B12.0433,000Positive News
KO
CocaCola
4.8294 of 5 stars
$68.97
-1.6%
$77.21
+11.9%
-4.8%$296.84B$47.06B24.4669,700Positive News
LW
Lamb Weston
4.3202 of 5 stars
$55.96
-1.8%
$65.30
+16.7%
-8.6%$7.80B$6.45B22.3010,100Positive News
MED
Medifast
4.2275 of 5 stars
$14.07
-1.5%
$16.50
+17.3%
-24.0%$154.64M$602.46M43.97870
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.8025 of 5 stars
$156.21
-1.5%
$175.94
+12.6%
-8.0%$365.91B$84.28B24.00109,000Positive News
HSY
Hershey
3.7786 of 5 stars
$180.70
-0.4%
$170.83
-5.5%
-3.8%$36.63B$11.20B24.0020,030Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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