BUD vs. MDLZ, UL, DEO, CL, MO, BTI, PM, MNST, EL, and KHC
Should you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Unilever (UL), Diageo (DEO), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI), Philip Morris International (PM), Monster Beverage (MNST), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), and Kraft Heinz (KHC). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Mondelez International. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mondelez International has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 8.99%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 16.11% beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 54.0% 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.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 40 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Mondelez International and 8 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.40 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondelez International received 134 more outperform votes than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.16% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote.
5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned 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.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus price target of $71.70, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $80.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Mondelez International.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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