B&G Foods (BGS) Competitors $4.21 -0.01 (-0.24%) As of 03:35 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BGS vs. MED, THS, JBSS, SENEA, CVGW, LWAY, HAIN, FARM, MDLZ, and HSYShould you be buying B&G Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of B&G Foods include Medifast (MED), TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Calavo Growers (CVGW), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), and Hershey (HSY). B&G Foods vs. Its Competitors Medifast TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods Calavo Growers Lifeway Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Hershey B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BGS or MED? 66.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of B&G Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Medifast 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. Does the media refer more to BGS or MED? In the previous week, Medifast had 5 more articles in the media than B&G Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Medifast and 2 mentions for B&G Foods. Medifast's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat B&G Foods' score of 0.48 indicating that Medifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment B&G Foods 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Medifast 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGS or MED? Medifast has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B&G Foods. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B&G Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioB&G Foods$1.93B0.17-$251.25M-$2.66-1.58Medifast$602.46M0.27$2.09M-$0.65-23.11 Do analysts rate BGS or MED? B&G Foods currently has a consensus price target of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 73.40%. Medifast has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.85%. Given B&G Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than Medifast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score B&G Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Medifast 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, BGS or MED? B&G Foods has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BGS or MED more profitable? Medifast has a net margin of -1.29% compared to B&G Foods' net margin of -11.16%. B&G Foods' return on equity of 7.00% beat Medifast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets B&G Foods-11.16% 7.00% 1.41% Medifast -1.29%6.63%4.81% SummaryMedifast beats B&G Foods on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get B&G Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGS 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 BGS 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 NYSE 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 BGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricB&G FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$335.96M$8.34B$16.09B$20.48BDividend Yield18.27%3.48%3.13%3.78%P/E Ratio-1.5826.1019.8227.86Price / Sales0.171.7248.1840.82Price / Cash0.6112.6414.6922.26Price / Book0.633.606.104.59Net Income-$251.25M$398.24M$680.31M$982.91M7 Day Performance-7.47%-2.51%-1.18%0.57%1 Month Performance-8.78%-3.01%-1.03%3.75%1 Year Performance-45.18%0.33%6.58%14.57% B&G Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGSB&G Foods3.9377 of 5 stars$4.21-0.2%$7.30+73.4%-45.9%$335.96M$1.93B-1.582,784MEDMedifast3.8362 of 5 stars$14.10+3.9%$16.50+17.0%-17.9%$154.96M$602.46M-21.69870THSTreeHouse Foods4.2344 of 5 stars$19.46-0.2%$27.83+43.0%-44.0%$982.73M$3.35B149.707,400JBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son2.2679 of 5 stars$63.24-0.3%N/A-28.3%$743.70M$1.07B13.341,800Positive NewsSENEASeneca Foods1.063 of 5 stars$101.43+0.8%N/A+74.3%$698.85M$1.58B17.222,885High Trading VolumeCVGWCalavo Growers3.7496 of 5 stars$26.59-1.1%$35.00+31.6%+20.6%$474.37M$661.54M45.852,106LWAYLifeway Foods0.8229 of 5 stars$24.65-0.2%$25.00+1.4%+102.9%$374.68M$186.82M37.35280HAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.7622 of 5 stars$1.52+2.0%$3.64+139.8%-77.4%$137.19M$1.62B-0.532,786FARMFarmer Brothers4.4004 of 5 stars$1.37-2.1%$4.50+228.5%-44.2%$29.54M$341.09M-2.011,003MDLZMondelez International4.7293 of 5 stars$67.44-0.5%$70.63+4.7%+3.1%$87.32B$36.44B25.0791,000Positive NewsHSYHershey3.9041 of 5 stars$166.04-0.6%$158.84-4.3%-8.0%$33.64B$11.20B20.4719,900Trending NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MED Competitors THS Competitors JBSS Competitors SENEA Competitors CVGW Competitors LWAY Competitors HAIN Competitors FARM Competitors MDLZ Competitors HSY 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 (NYSE:BGS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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