(DOLE) (DOLE) Competitors

(DOLE) (NYSE:DOLE) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is DOLE or CALM a better dividend stock?

(DOLE) pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $13.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. (DOLE) pays out 16.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to DOLE or CALM?

In the previous week, Cal-Maine Foods had 8 more articles in the media than (DOLE). MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods and 7 mentions for (DOLE). Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.30 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cal-Maine Foods	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOLE or CALM?

Cal-Maine Foods received 161 more outperform votes than (DOLE) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.53% of users gave (DOLE) an outperform vote while only 52.64% of users gave Cal-Maine Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
(DOLE)	Outperform Votes 128 59.53%	Underperform Votes 87 40.47%
Cal-Maine Foods	Outperform Votes 289 52.64%	Underperform Votes 260 47.36%

Is DOLE or CALM more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 20.39% compared to (DOLE)'s net margin of 2.23%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 33.69% beat (DOLE)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
(DOLE)	2.23%	8.35%	2.67%
Cal-Maine Foods	20.39%	33.69%	27.35%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOLE or CALM?

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of (DOLE) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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)	$8.25B	0.16	$124.06M	$1.96	7.08
Cal-Maine Foods	$3.80B	1.23	$277.89M	$20.23	4.69

Which has more risk & volatility, DOLE or CALM?

(DOLE) has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DOLE or CALM?

(DOLE) currently has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus price target of $83.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.58%. 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

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats (DOLE) on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.