China Xiangtai Food (PLIN) Competitors $0.17 0.00 (-1.22%) As of 05/23/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PLIN vs. HRL, SFD, BRFS, BRFH, OXUS, MLEC, ABVE, WVVI, YHGJ, and LOCLShould you be buying China Xiangtai Food stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Xiangtai Food include Hormel Foods (HRL), Smithfield Foods (SFD), BRF (BRFS), Barfresh Food Group (BRFH), Oxus Acquisition (OXUS), Moolec Science (MLEC), Above Food Ingredients (ABVE), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), and Local Bounti (LOCL). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. China Xiangtai Food vs. Hormel Foods Smithfield Foods BRF Barfresh Food Group Oxus Acquisition Moolec Science Above Food Ingredients Willamette Valley Vineyards Yunhong Green CTI Local Bounti Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) and China Xiangtai Food (NASDAQ:PLIN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HRL or PLIN? 41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of China Xiangtai Food shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HRL or PLIN? Hormel Foods received 429 more outperform votes than China Xiangtai Food when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave China Xiangtai Food an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave Hormel Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHormel FoodsOutperform Votes45157.23% Underperform Votes33742.77% China Xiangtai FoodOutperform Votes2266.67% Underperform Votes1133.33% Does the media refer more to HRL or PLIN? In the previous week, Hormel Foods had 25 more articles in the media than China Xiangtai Food. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Hormel Foods and 0 mentions for China Xiangtai Food. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat China Xiangtai Food's score of 0.00 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Hormel Foods Positive China Xiangtai Food Neutral Do analysts prefer HRL or PLIN? Hormel Foods currently has a consensus price target of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hormel Foods is more favorable than China Xiangtai Food.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hormel Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33China Xiangtai Food 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, HRL or PLIN? Hormel Foods has higher revenue and earnings than China Xiangtai Food. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHormel Foods$11.91B1.36$805.04M$1.3721.51China Xiangtai Food$80.50M0.12-$45.61MN/AN/A Is HRL or PLIN more profitable? Hormel Foods has a net margin of 6.75% compared to China Xiangtai Food's net margin of 0.00%. Hormel Foods' return on equity of 10.95% beat China Xiangtai Food's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hormel Foods6.75% 10.95% 6.39% China Xiangtai Food N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, HRL or PLIN? Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Xiangtai Food has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHormel Foods beats China Xiangtai Food on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get China Xiangtai Food News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChina Xiangtai FoodMeat Packing Plants IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.95M$6.34B$17.59B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A3.25%3.06%4.10%P/E RatioN/A13.1016.4119.59Price / Sales0.120.444.23135.08Price / CashN/A8.7816.3934.62Price / Book-4.251.066.184.50Net Income-$45.61M$250.29M$740.28M$248.65M7 Day Performance-4.33%0.01%1.45%-0.88%1 Month Performance-0.06%1.59%4.09%7.90%1 Year Performance-95.34%-26.15%1.42%8.68% China Xiangtai Food Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLINChina Xiangtai FoodN/A$0.17-1.2%N/A-95.0%$9.95M$80.50M0.00154Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeHRLHormel Foods3.7703 of 5 stars$29.56+1.2%$32.33+9.4%-15.2%$16.26B$11.91B20.2520,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSFDSmithfield Foods2.5795 of 5 stars$22.58+0.5%$27.86+23.4%N/A$8.88B$14.47B9.9536,389BRFSBRF3.9708 of 5 stars$3.45+1.9%$14.50+320.9%-0.9%$3.73B$61.38B8.01105,000Analyst DowngradeBRFHBarfresh Food Group1.9399 of 5 stars$2.61+2.4%$4.50+72.4%+69.9%$41.55M$10.82M-14.5010OXUSOxus AcquisitionN/A$6.01+1.0%N/A-25.0%$39.44MN/A-28.622,021News CoverageGap DownMLECMoolec ScienceN/A$0.89-1.9%N/A-24.8%$35.83M$7.83M-4.254Upcoming EarningsABVEAbove Food IngredientsN/A$1.06+17.8%N/AN/A$29.47M$294.84M0.00N/AAnalyst UpgradeGap DownWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.3663 of 5 stars$5.90+1.7%N/A+43.8%$29.29M$39.78M-9.67270Analyst ForecastYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.4238 of 5 stars$1.03-2.0%N/A-32.5%$27.19M$17.95M-12.8770Earnings ReportGap UpLOCLLocal Bounti0.9988 of 5 stars$2.41+2.8%N/A-34.5%$25.58M$38.14M-0.13110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HRL Competitors SFD Competitors BRFS Competitors BRFH Competitors OXUS Competitors MLEC Competitors ABVE Competitors WVVI Competitors YHGJ Competitors LOCL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLIN) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | Sponsored$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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