Marzetti (MZTI) Competitors

In the previous week, Hormel Foods had 7 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hormel Foods and 2 mentions for Marzetti. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Hormel Foods' score of 0.34 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Marzetti pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods pays out 185.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 60 consecutive years.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.93% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 2.82%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.22% beat Hormel Foods' return on equity.

Marzetti presently has a consensus price target of $135.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. Hormel Foods has a consensus price target of $25.43, suggesting a potential upside of 26.04%. Given Marzetti's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Hormel Foods.

Marzetti has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of Marzetti shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Hormel Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. JBS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Marzetti pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBS pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

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

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.93% compared to JBS's net margin of 1.22%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.22% beat JBS's return on equity.

Marzetti currently has a consensus target price of $135.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. JBS has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.26%. Given JBS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JBS is more favorable than Marzetti.

Marzetti has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JBS has a beta of -1.44, meaning that its stock price is 244% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, JBS had 3 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JBS and 2 mentions for Marzetti. JBS's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Marzetti's score of 0.56 indicating that JBS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.93% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 6.84%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.22% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.

Smithfield Foods has a beta of -0.41, indicating that its share price is 141% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Smithfield Foods currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.69%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $135.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Smithfield Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Smithfield Foods is more favorable than Marzetti.

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

Smithfield Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Smithfield Foods pays out 46.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marzetti pays out 57.4% 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. Marzetti has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Smithfield Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Smithfield Foods had 9 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Smithfield Foods and 2 mentions for Marzetti. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Smithfield Foods' score of -0.12 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

66.4% of Marzetti shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Marzetti shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

16.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.2% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pilgrim's Pride currently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.34%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $135.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Marzetti's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Pilgrim's Pride.

Pilgrim's Pride has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pilgrim's Pride had 10 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pilgrim's Pride and 2 mentions for Marzetti. Pilgrim's Pride's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Marzetti's score of 0.56 indicating that Pilgrim's Pride is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Pilgrim's Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Marzetti. Pilgrim's Pride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marzetti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.93% compared to Pilgrim's Pride's net margin of 2.96%. Pilgrim's Pride's return on equity of 21.70% beat Marzetti's return on equity.