Conagra Brands (CAG) Competitors

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Is HSY or CAG a better dividend stock?

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Conagra Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Hershey pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conagra Brands pays out 205.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Conagra Brands has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to HSY or CAG?

In the previous week, Hershey had 1 more articles in the media than Conagra Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Hershey and 17 mentions for Conagra Brands. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Conagra Brands' score of 0.83 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hershey	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Conagra Brands	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, HSY or CAG?

Hershey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Conagra Brands. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hershey	$10.75B	3.17	$2.22B	$8.11	20.78
Conagra Brands	$11.74B	0.91	$347.20M	$0.68	32.85

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSY or CAG?

Hershey received 7 more outperform votes than Conagra Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.89% of users gave Conagra Brands an outperform vote while only 50.50% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hershey	Outperform Votes 605 50.50%	Underperform Votes 593 49.50%
Conagra Brands	Outperform Votes 598 57.89%	Underperform Votes 435 42.11%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSY or CAG?

58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, HSY or CAG?

Hershey has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HSY or CAG?

Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $158.84, indicating a potential downside of 5.74%. Conagra Brands has a consensus target price of $26.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Conagra Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Hershey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hershey	5 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Conagra Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Is HSY or CAG more profitable?

Hershey has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Conagra Brands' net margin of 4.13%. Hershey's return on equity of 44.77% beat Conagra Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hershey	19.83%	44.77%	15.14%
Conagra Brands	4.13%	13.76%	5.70%

Summary

Hershey beats Conagra Brands on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.