CPB vs. HSY, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, PPC, 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), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Campbell's vs.
Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Hershey had 5 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hershey and 18 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Campbell's' score of 0.01 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hershey received 127 more outperform votes than Campbell's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.50% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote while only 40.51% of users gave Campbell's an outperform vote.
Campbell's has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hershey has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Campbell's' net margin of 5.57%. Hershey's return on equity of 44.77% beat Campbell's' return on equity.
Campbell's currently has a consensus target price of $40.11, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $158.84, suggesting a potential downside of 6.02%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Hershey.
Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Campbell's. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Campbell's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
52.3% of Campbell's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of Campbell's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
Summary
Hershey beats Campbell's on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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