Campbell's (CPB) Competitors $33.50 -0.61 (-1.79%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.52 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 05/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CPB vs. HSY, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, PPC, CAG, and SFDShould 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. Hershey General Mills Kellanova Tyson Foods McCormick & Company, Incorporated Hormel Foods J. M. Smucker Pilgrim's Pride Conagra Brands Smithfield Foods Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CPB or HSY? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CPB or HSY a better dividend stock? Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Campbell's pays out 90.2% 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, CPB or HSY? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCampbell's$10.12B0.99$567M$1.7319.36Hershey$10.75B2.93$2.22B$8.1119.18 Do analysts rate CPB or HSY? Campbell's currently has a consensus target price of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.76%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $161.40, indicating a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than Hershey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Campbell's 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Hershey 5 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Does the media favor CPB or HSY? In the previous week, Hershey had 6 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hershey and 26 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Campbell's' score of 0.86 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Campbell's 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hershey 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPB or HSY? Hershey received 128 more outperform votes than Campbell's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.54% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote while only 40.84% of users gave Campbell's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCampbell'sOutperform Votes47740.84% Underperform Votes69159.16% HersheyOutperform Votes60550.54% Underperform Votes59249.46% Is CPB or HSY more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Campbell's5.57% 23.79% 6.24% Hershey 19.83%44.77%15.14% Which has more risk and volatility, CPB or HSY? Campbell's has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHershey beats Campbell's on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Campbell's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CPB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCampbell'sFood & kindred products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.99B$18.14B$17.59B$8.30BDividend Yield4.37%5.08%3.07%4.11%P/E Ratio18.3110.8116.4219.59Price / Sales0.9914.164.36136.01Price / Cash8.6811.7516.3934.64Price / Book2.632.126.194.50Net Income$567M$733.40M$740.28M$248.60M7 Day Performance-5.69%-4.41%1.48%-0.89%1 Month Performance-8.77%-3.25%4.12%7.72%1 Year Performance-26.10%-37.74%1.46%8.62% Campbell's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPBCampbell's3.917 of 5 stars$33.50-1.8%$42.80+27.8%-26.1%$9.99B$10.12B18.3114,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHSYHershey3.9724 of 5 stars$153.13-1.6%$161.40+5.4%-21.1%$31.02B$10.75B14.0519,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionGISGeneral Mills4.6353 of 5 stars$53.80-1.8%$64.69+20.2%-21.8%$29.65B$19.64B11.6932,500Positive NewsKKellanova3.1055 of 5 stars$82.29-0.3%$79.41-3.5%+35.0%$28.55B$12.63B21.2630,000Positive NewsInsider TradeTSNTyson Foods4.5476 of 5 stars$56.83+0.1%$62.63+10.2%-6.8%$20.24B$53.62B19.20142,000Positive NewsMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated4.2501 of 5 stars$73.31-1.2%$83.14+13.4%-1.5%$19.66B$6.73B25.0214,200News CoveragePositive NewsHRLHormel Foods3.7765 of 5 stars$29.68-1.5%$32.33+9.0%-16.1%$16.32B$11.91B20.3220,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSJMJ. M. Smucker4.5627 of 5 stars$114.03-0.8%$125.70+10.2%+2.7%$12.14B$8.79B23.086,700Positive NewsPPCPilgrim's Pride1.1669 of 5 stars$50.90-0.6%$48.40-4.9%+36.1%$12.07B$17.98B11.1661,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCAGConagra Brands4.0282 of 5 stars$22.64-2.0%$27.50+21.5%-26.0%$10.81B$11.74B22.1918,000News CoveragePositive NewsSFDSmithfield Foods2.5746 of 5 stars$23.03-0.9%$27.86+21.0%N/A$9.05B$14.47B10.1536,389 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSY Alternatives GIS Alternatives K Alternatives TSN Alternatives MKC Alternatives HRL Alternatives SJM Alternatives PPC Alternatives CAG Alternatives SFD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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