MDLZ vs. HSY, GIS, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, SJM, CAG, and CPB
Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Campbell's (CPB). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Mondelez International vs. Its Competitors
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hershey has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 9.90%. Hershey's return on equity of 38.70% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Hershey. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 9 more articles in the media than Hershey. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Mondelez International and 34 mentions for Hershey. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Hershey's score of 0.93 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $70.63, suggesting a potential upside of 2.34%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $158.84, suggesting a potential downside of 10.07%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Hershey.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mondelez International pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 67.6% 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 and Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Hershey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Hershey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
