Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Vs. GIS, HSY, TSN, HRL, MKC, K, CAG, SJM, CPB, and PPC
Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include General Mills (GIS), The Hershey (HSY), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Kellogg (K), Conagra Brands (CAG), The J. M. Smucker (SJM), Campbell Soup (CPB), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Mondelez International vs.
The Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
The Hershey has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondelez International received 231 more outperform votes than The Hershey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.01% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 56.79% of users gave The Hershey an outperform vote.
The Hershey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. The Hershey pays out 57.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 54.1% 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. The Hershey has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than The Hershey. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
52.3% of The Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.6% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of The Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% 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.
The Hershey has a net margin of 16.52% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 15.49%. The Hershey's return on equity of 63.62% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
The Hershey currently has a consensus price target of $179.91, indicating a potential downside of 1.20%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $67.90, indicating a potential upside of 12.19%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than The Hershey.
In the previous week, The Hershey had 4 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for The Hershey and 3 mentions for Mondelez International. The Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.71 indicating that The Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Mondelez International beats The Hershey on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Mondelez International Competitors List
