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Marzetti (MZTI) Competitors

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$115.00 +2.23 (+1.98%)
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$114.75 -0.25 (-0.22%)
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MZTI vs. MKC, HRL, SJM, SFD, and PPC

Should you buy Marzetti stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Marzetti with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Marzetti include McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Smithfield Foods (SFD), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Marzetti compare to McCormick & Company, Incorporated?

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 analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $64.27, indicating a potential upside of 34.40%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $169.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.25%. Given Marzetti's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marzetti is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Marzetti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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$6.84B1.88$789.40M$6.107.84
Marzetti$1.91B1.65$167.35M$6.3918.00

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 31.5% 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.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 23.12% compared to Marzetti's net margin of 9.06%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated23.12% 13.29% 5.87%
Marzetti 9.06%18.12%14.01%

In the previous week, Marzetti had 3 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Marzetti and 4 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Marzetti's score of 0.46 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marzetti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Marzetti on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marzetti compare to Hormel Foods?

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hormel Foods$12.11B0.97$478.20M$0.8923.91
Marzetti$1.91B1.65$167.35M$6.3918.00

In the previous week, Hormel Foods had 5 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hormel Foods and 7 mentions for Marzetti. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Hormel Foods' score of 0.09 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hormel Foods
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Marzetti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 4.03%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat Hormel Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hormel Foods4.03% 9.38% 5.60%
Marzetti 9.06%18.12%14.01%

Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Hormel Foods pays out 131.5% 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 pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods has increased its dividend for 60 consecutive years and Marzetti has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

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

Hormel Foods presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.18%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $169.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.25%. Given Marzetti's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Hormel Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hormel Foods
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Marzetti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Marzetti beats Hormel Foods on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marzetti compare to J. M. Smucker?

Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) and J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Marzetti has higher earnings, but lower revenue than J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker 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
Marzetti$1.91B1.65$167.35M$6.3918.00
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A

Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Marzetti pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.3% 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 raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years and J. M. Smucker has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. J. M. Smucker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 3 more articles in the media than Marzetti. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 7 mentions for Marzetti. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Marzetti's score of 0.46 indicating that J. M. Smucker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marzetti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marzetti9.06% 18.12% 14.01%
J. M. Smucker -14.07%15.94%5.37%

Marzetti presently has a consensus target price of $169.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.25%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus target price of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Given Marzetti's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Marzetti is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marzetti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48

Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Marzetti beats J. M. Smucker on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marzetti compare to Smithfield Foods?

Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 0.00%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smithfield FoodsN/A N/A N/A
Marzetti 9.06%18.12%14.01%

Smithfield Foods has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smithfield Foods$15.53B0.67$1.01B$2.5610.29
Marzetti$1.91B1.65$167.35M$6.3918.00

Smithfield Foods presently has a consensus price target of $29.88, indicating a potential upside of 13.42%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $169.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.25%. Given Marzetti's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Smithfield Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Smithfield Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17
Marzetti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Marzetti had 4 more articles in the media than Smithfield Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Marzetti and 3 mentions for Smithfield Foods. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Smithfield Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Smithfield Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Marzetti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Smithfield Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Smithfield Foods pays out 48.8% 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. Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Smithfield Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Marzetti beats Smithfield Foods on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marzetti compare to Pilgrim's Pride?

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Pilgrim's Pride's net margin of 4.78%. Pilgrim's Pride's return on equity of 28.57% beat Marzetti's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pilgrim's Pride4.78% 28.57% 10.37%
Marzetti 9.06%18.12%14.01%

Pilgrim's Pride has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Pilgrim's Pride presently has a consensus target price of $38.20, suggesting a potential upside of 34.22%. Marzetti has a consensus target price of $169.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.25%. Given Marzetti's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Pilgrim's Pride.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pilgrim's Pride
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Marzetti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pilgrim's Pride$18.50B0.37$1.08B$3.737.63
Marzetti$1.91B1.65$167.35M$6.3918.00

In the previous week, Marzetti had 3 more articles in the media than Pilgrim's Pride. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Marzetti and 4 mentions for Pilgrim's Pride. Pilgrim's Pride's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Marzetti's score of 0.46 indicating that Pilgrim's Pride is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Pilgrim's Pride
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marzetti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Marzetti beats Pilgrim's Pride on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MZTI vs. The Competition

MetricMarzettiFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.09B$7.47B$16.24B$12.31B
Dividend Yield3.55%4.29%3.52%5.30%
P/E Ratio18.0014.0118.9822.89
Price / Sales1.651.1947.4886.95
Price / Cash12.729.6516.4556.72
Price / Book3.022.555.277.12
Net Income$167.35M$224.34M$674.03M$335.28M
7 Day Performance0.87%1.44%0.49%2.66%
1 Month Performance-9.56%-1.84%-1.59%1.39%
1 Year Performance-29.03%-11.45%-11.93%35.43%

Marzetti Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MZTI
Marzetti
4.297 of 5 stars
$115.00
+2.0%
$169.33
+47.2%
-30.9%$3.09B$1.91B18.003,700
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.8955 of 5 stars
$46.72
+0.8%
$64.27
+37.6%
-35.3%$12.46B$6.84B7.6614,100
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.2004 of 5 stars
$20.39
+3.3%
$27.00
+32.4%
-28.2%$10.86B$12.11B22.9120,000
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.8945 of 5 stars
$103.71
+3.2%
$116.59
+12.4%
-9.5%$10.72B$8.73BN/A8,000
SFD
Smithfield Foods
3.7376 of 5 stars
$25.68
+2.7%
$29.88
+16.3%
+13.7%$9.84B$15.53B10.0334,500

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This page (NASDAQ:MZTI) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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