Flowers Foods Competitors

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Flowers Foods and Mondelez International's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowers Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Flowers Foods and Mondelez International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Flowers Foods currently has a consensus price target of $23.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $63.4118, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Flowers Foods.

Profitability

This table compares Flowers Foods and Mondelez International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondelez International pays out 51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Flowers Foods on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Flowers Foods and General Mills' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowers Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Flowers Foods and General Mills' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of General Mills shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of General Mills shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Flowers Foods and General Mills, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus target price of $23.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. General Mills has a consensus target price of $63.1250, suggesting a potential upside of 12.24%. Given General Mills' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe General Mills is more favorable than Flowers Foods.

Dividends

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Mills pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and General Mills has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

General Mills beats Flowers Foods on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and The Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flowers Foods and The Hershey's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

The Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hershey has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The Hershey pays an annual dividend of $3.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Hershey pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and The Hershey has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of The Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of The Hershey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Flowers Foods and The Hershey, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus target price of $23.6667, indicating a potential upside of 5.89%. The Hershey has a consensus target price of $152.5333, indicating a potential upside of 2.74%. Given Flowers Foods' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than The Hershey.

Profitability

This table compares Flowers Foods and The Hershey's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

The Hershey beats Flowers Foods on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) 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, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Dividends

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 50.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% 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 6 consecutive years. Flowers Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Risk & Volatility

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Flowers Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $81.5556, suggesting a potential downside of 12.71%. Flowers Foods has a consensus target price of $23.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Given Flowers Foods' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.5% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Flowers Foods' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McCormick & Company, Incorporated, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Flowers Foods' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Flowers Foods on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) and Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.8% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hormel Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hormel Foods pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Hormel Foods and Flowers Foods' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hormel Foods and Flowers Foods' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Hormel Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hormel Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Hormel Foods has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Hormel Foods and Flowers Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Hormel Foods currently has a consensus price target of $46.8333, indicating a potential upside of 4.38%. Flowers Foods has a consensus price target of $23.6667, indicating a potential upside of 5.89%. Given Flowers Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than Hormel Foods.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Tyson Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Flowers Foods pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tyson Foods pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Tyson Foods has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Flowers Foods and Tyson Foods' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Tyson Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Flowers Foods. Tyson Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowers Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tyson Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Flowers Foods and Tyson Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.

Flowers Foods currently has a consensus price target of $23.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Tyson Foods has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.55%. Given Tyson Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tyson Foods is more favorable than Flowers Foods.

Profitability

This table compares Flowers Foods and Tyson Foods' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Tyson Foods beats Flowers Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.