Dole (DOLE) Competitors

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both packaged foods & meats companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DOLE or CALM?

Cal-Maine Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dole. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dole, 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
Dole	$8.48B	0.16	$125.51M	$1.96	7.22
Cal-Maine Foods	$2.33B	2.15	$277.89M	$20.23	5.04

Is DOLE or CALM more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 26.08% compared to Dole's net margin of 1.12%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 48.72% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dole	1.12%	7.77%	2.52%
Cal-Maine Foods	26.08%	48.72%	39.06%

Does the media prefer DOLE or CALM?

In the previous week, Dole had 6 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Dole and 5 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Dole's score of 0.00 indicating that Cal-Maine Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dole	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cal-Maine Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOLE or CALM?

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Dole shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, DOLE or CALM?

Dole has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DOLE or CALM?

Dole presently has a consensus target price of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.74%. Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus target price of $83.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.63%. Given Dole's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dole is more favorable than Cal-Maine Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cal-Maine Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is DOLE or CALM a better dividend stock?

Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $13.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Dole pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dole has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cal-Maine Foods has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Dole and Cal-Maine Foods tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.