Campbell's (CPB) Competitors

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

Is HSY or CPB a better dividend stock?

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Hershey pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSY or CPB?

Hershey received 128 more outperform votes than Campbell's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.50% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote while only 40.84% of users gave Campbell's an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hershey	Outperform Votes 605 50.50%	Underperform Votes 593 49.50%
Campbell's	Outperform Votes 477 40.84%	Underperform Votes 691 59.16%

Is HSY or CPB 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
Hershey	19.83%	44.77%	15.14%
Campbell's	5.57%	23.79%	6.24%

Does the media refer more to HSY or CPB?

In the previous week, Hershey had 27 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Hershey and 19 mentions for Campbell's. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Campbell's' score of 0.82 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hershey	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Campbell's	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HSY or CPB?

Hershey has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSY or CPB?

58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Campbell's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell's 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HSY or CPB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hershey	$10.75B	3.04	$2.22B	$8.11	19.90
Campbell's	$10.12B	1.01	$567M	$1.73	19.75

Do analysts rate HSY or CPB?

Hershey presently has a consensus target price of $158.84, suggesting a potential downside of 1.58%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $42.80, suggesting a potential upside of 25.26%. Given Campbell's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Summary

Hershey beats Campbell's on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.