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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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 6.0%. 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.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 3 more articles in the media than Kraft Heinz. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Mondelez International and 31 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.48 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $70.63, suggesting a potential upside of 2.34%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $30.47, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Given Kraft Heinz's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kraft Heinz is more favorable than Mondelez International.
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.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Kraft Heinz on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
