Dole (DOLE) Competitors

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DOLE vs. POST, CALM, MZTI, TR, and FLO

Should you buy Dole stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dole with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dole include Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Marzetti (MZTI), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), and Flowers Foods (FLO). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Dole compare to Post?

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dole currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Post has a consensus target price of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.87%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Dole.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Post has a net margin of 4.01% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Post's return on equity of 13.36% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Dole shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Post 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.

Post has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dole. Post 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	$9.17B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.13
Post	$8.16B	0.54	$335.70M	$5.94	16.39

In the previous week, Post had 109 more articles in the media than Dole. MarketBeat recorded 111 mentions for Post and 2 mentions for Dole. Dole's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Post's score of 0.40 indicating that Dole is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dole	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	47 Very Positive mention(s)	27 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Dole has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Post beats Dole on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dole compare to Cal-Maine Foods?

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

Cal-Maine Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Cal-Maine Foods	$4.26B	0.86	$1.22B	$14.35	5.37
Dole	$9.17B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.13

Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dole pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cal-Maine Foods has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Dole has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Dole shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dole has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Cal-Maine Foods currently has a consensus price target of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.76%. Dole has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Given Cal-Maine Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cal-Maine Foods is more favorable than Dole.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cal-Maine Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 26.05% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cal-Maine Foods	20.07%	26.05%	22.13%
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%

In the previous week, Dole had 1 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dole and 1 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Dole's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Cal-Maine Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Dole is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats Dole on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dole compare to Marzetti?

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) and Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Dole has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Dole currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.21%. Marzetti has a consensus price target of $169.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.25%. Given Marzetti's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Dole.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Marzetti	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Marzetti pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Dole pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marzetti pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dole has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Marzetti has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Marzetti is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%
Marzetti	9.06%	18.12%	14.01%

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Dole shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Marzetti had 5 more articles in the media than Dole. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Marzetti and 2 mentions for Dole. Dole's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Marzetti's score of 0.46 indicating that Dole is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dole	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marzetti	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Marzetti has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dole. Marzetti 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	$9.17B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.13
Marzetti	$1.91B	1.65	$167.35M	$6.39	18.00

Summary

Marzetti beats Dole on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dole compare to Tootsie Roll Industries?

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) and Dole (NYSE:DOLE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Dole had 2 more articles in the media than Tootsie Roll Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dole and 0 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries. Dole's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Tootsie Roll Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Dole is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tootsie Roll Industries	Neutral
Dole	Positive

Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dole has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Tootsie Roll Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dole. Tootsie Roll Industries 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
Tootsie Roll Industries	$724.67M	4.17	$100.05M	$1.34	30.01
Dole	$9.17B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.13

14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.8% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Dole shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Tootsie Roll Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Tootsie Roll Industries pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dole pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tootsie Roll Industries has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Dole has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Dole has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.21%. Given Dole's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dole is more favorable than Tootsie Roll Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tootsie Roll Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 13.70% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity of 10.77% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tootsie Roll Industries	13.70%	10.77%	8.12%
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%

Summary

Tootsie Roll Industries beats Dole on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dole compare to Flowers Foods?

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and Dole (NYSE:DOLE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Flowers Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dole. Flowers 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
Flowers Foods	$5.26B	0.32	$83.82M	$0.40	19.92
Dole	$9.17B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.13

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dole has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Dole 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.

Flowers Foods has a net margin of 1.38% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Flowers Foods' return on equity of 15.75% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowers Foods	1.38%	15.75%	5.08%
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 24 more articles in the media than Dole. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Flowers Foods and 2 mentions for Dole. Dole's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.30 indicating that Dole is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flowers Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dole	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Flowers Foods currently has a consensus price target of $9.60, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. Dole has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.21%. Given Flowers Foods' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than Dole.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowers Foods	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Flowers Foods pays out 247.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dole pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Dole has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Flowers Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Flowers Foods beats Dole on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DOLE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dole	AGRI OPERATIONS Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.38B	$3.27B	$16.25B	$23.12B
Dividend Yield	2.34%	2.76%	3.53%	4.11%
P/E Ratio	12.32	41.90	25.59	30.63
Price / Sales	0.15	3.90	46.62	14.47
Price / Cash	6.08	9.40	16.26	24.79
Price / Book	0.92	4.52	5.27	4.74
Net Income	$51.32M	-$6.23M	$674.03M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	2.44%	-1.46%	0.49%	1.94%
1 Month Performance	-3.54%	-8.61%	-1.59%	0.38%
1 Year Performance	3.97%	-15.73%	-11.93%	28.11%

Dole Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DOLE Dole	2.7148 of 5 stars	$14.46 -0.6%	$15.50 +7.2%	+3.7%	$1.38B	$9.17B	12.32	32,027
POST Post	4.1368 of 5 stars	$102.82 +2.3%	$124.50 +21.1%	-10.7%	$4.66B	$8.16B	17.31	13,180	Trending News
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	2.4494 of 5 stars	$78.88 +4.5%	$93.00 +17.9%	-20.5%	$3.74B	$4.26B	5.50	3,828
MZTI Marzetti	4.297 of 5 stars	$114.52 +2.0%	$169.33 +47.9%	-30.9%	$3.14B	$1.91B	17.92	3,700	Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade
TR Tootsie Roll Industries	0.378 of 5 stars	$40.54 -0.6%	N/A	+18.8%	$3.05B	$724.67M	30.32	2,100

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