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Marzetti (MZTI) Competitors

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$178.78 -2.98 (-1.64%)
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MZTI vs. MKC, HRL, SJM, PPC, SFD, CPB, CAG, POST, CALM, and FLO

Should you be buying Marzetti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marzetti include McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Campbell's (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), and Flowers Foods (FLO). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Marzetti vs. Its Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Marzetti. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marzetti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated$6.72B2.76$788.50M$2.8823.98
Marzetti$1.91B2.57$167.35M$6.0729.38

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marzetti pays out 62.6% 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. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Marzetti had 5 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Marzetti and 17 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Marzetti's score of 0.88 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marzetti
7 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.5% of Marzetti shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Marzetti's net margin of 8.77%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.87% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated11.50% 14.43% 6.02%
Marzetti 8.77%18.87%14.77%

McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $84.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $206.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.53%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Marzetti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Marzetti
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Marzetti on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MZTI vs. The Competition

MetricMarzettiFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.91B$8.30B$16.14B$9.78B
Dividend Yield2.05%3.41%3.03%4.02%
P/E Ratio29.3822.4818.2926.45
Price / Sales2.571.7447.76121.64
Price / Cash20.4712.8114.7959.36
Price / Book4.923.455.876.69
Net Income$167.35M$401.69M$677.55M$265.42M
7 Day Performance0.22%0.87%1.31%3.41%
1 Month Performance3.21%-2.05%-1.54%1.09%
1 Year Performance5.60%-5.64%4.13%23.47%

Marzetti Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MZTI
Marzetti
3.2954 of 5 stars
$178.31
-1.9%
$206.00
+15.5%
+8.4%$4.91B$1.91B29.383,700News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.8341 of 5 stars
$70.65
-2.2%
$84.25
+19.3%
-10.8%$18.96B$6.72B24.5314,100Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.8122 of 5 stars
$28.88
-1.3%
$33.00
+14.3%
-9.9%$15.88B$11.92B21.2320,000News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.555 of 5 stars
$111.56
-1.4%
$119.69
+7.3%
-12.3%$11.88B$8.73B-9.658,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Down
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.0186 of 5 stars
$45.06
-2.4%
$49.00
+8.7%
+0.4%$10.70B$18.18B8.6861,600Positive News
SFD
Smithfield Foods
2.1092 of 5 stars
$25.67
-1.0%
$28.44
+10.8%
N/A$10.09B$14.14B11.3136,500
CPB
Campbell's
3.5446 of 5 stars
$32.52
-1.9%
$38.44
+18.2%
-35.6%$9.70B$10.23B21.5414,400
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.8345 of 5 stars
$19.17
-2.5%
$22.17
+15.6%
-38.7%$9.18B$11.61B8.0218,300Positive News
POST
Post
3.6974 of 5 stars
$112.43
-1.4%
$129.40
+15.1%
-1.6%$6.11B$7.92B19.1211,480Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CALM
Cal-Maine Foods
2.919 of 5 stars
$115.43
-0.5%
$110.00
-4.7%
+63.8%$5.66B$4.26B4.633,828Positive News
FLO
Flowers Foods
3.9856 of 5 stars
$15.30
-3.4%
$15.33
+0.2%
-33.8%$3.23B$5.10B14.7110,200Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:MZTI) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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