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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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hershey$11.20B3.21$2.22B$8.1121.88
Campbell's$9.64B0.99$567M$1.5121.16

Hershey has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hershey15.32% 38.70% 13.12%
Campbell's 4.44%23.22%5.77%

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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.

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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hershey had 25 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Hershey and 13 mentions for Campbell's. Campbell's' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Hershey's score of 0.69 indicating that Campbell's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hershey
17 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Campbell's
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hershey presently has a consensus target price of $158.84, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $40.11, suggesting a potential upside of 25.53%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Campbell's 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
Campbell's
5 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.95

Summary

Hershey beats Campbell's on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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CPB vs. The Competition

MetricCampbell'sFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.51B$8.55B$16.30B$8.93B
Dividend Yield5.09%3.48%3.17%4.12%
P/E Ratio21.1326.6020.0019.86
Price / Sales0.991.7567.08113.78
Price / Cash6.7612.5514.5457.06
Price / Book2.463.716.195.38
Net Income$567M$398.24M$680.27M$248.50M
7 Day Performance2.48%1.57%2.77%2.78%
1 Month Performance-6.70%-0.29%0.85%5.84%
1 Year Performance-29.82%0.80%7.76%20.06%

Campbell's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CPB
Campbell's
3.827 of 5 stars
$31.91
+0.7%
$40.11
+25.7%
-30.0%$9.50B$9.64B21.1114,400
HSY
Hershey
3.9222 of 5 stars
$167.84
-2.4%
$158.84
-5.4%
-3.6%$34.06B$11.20B20.7320,030Trending News
GIS
General Mills
4.6475 of 5 stars
$51.11
-4.3%
$62.63
+22.5%
-16.0%$28.26B$19.86B11.2734,000Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
K
Kellanova
3.9056 of 5 stars
$78.02
-0.6%
$79.75
+2.2%
+40.8%$27.07B$12.63B19.7124,000Insider Trade
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.0193 of 5 stars
$73.84
-1.2%
$84.13
+13.9%
+10.4%$19.83B$6.72B25.4114,100Earnings Report
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.1822 of 5 stars
$54.83
-1.2%
$63.11
+15.1%
+0.0%$19.55B$53.31B21.36138,000
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.1143 of 5 stars
$30.05
-1.2%
$32.86
+9.4%
+0.8%$16.53B$11.92B22.1020,000
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.0835 of 5 stars
$45.09
-3.3%
$48.67
+7.9%
+19.0%$10.72B$17.88B8.9161,600Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.5636 of 5 stars
$95.79
-1.4%
$115.80
+20.9%
-6.9%$10.22B$8.73B-8.308,000
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.4928 of 5 stars
$20.74
-3.3%
$25.36
+22.3%
-25.7%$9.92B$12.05B30.5618,500Analyst Forecast
SFD
Smithfield Foods
1.9748 of 5 stars
$23.17
-1.7%
$27.86
+20.2%
N/A$9.11B$14.14B10.2136,500News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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