CPB vs. HSY, GIS, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, SJM, CAG, and SFD
Should you be buying Campbell's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Campbell's include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Campbell's vs. Its Competitors
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Hershey has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Campbell's' net margin of 4.44%. Hershey's return on equity of 38.70% beat Campbell's' return on equity.
Hershey has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hershey had 17 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Hershey and 16 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Campbell's' score of 0.79 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Campbell's. Campbell's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Campbell's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell's shares are held by 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.
Hershey presently has a consensus target price of $158.84, indicating a potential downside of 4.34%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $40.11, indicating a potential upside of 30.87%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Hershey.
Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Hershey pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell's pays out 103.3% 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.
Summary
Hershey beats Campbell's on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
