GIS vs. CHEF, CPB, IPAR, KHC, CAG, KMB, LW, MKC, POST, and UNFI
Should you be buying General Mills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Mills include Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), Campbell's (CPB), Interparfums (IPAR), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Lamb Weston (LW), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Post (POST), and United Natural Foods (UNFI).
General Mills vs. Its Competitors
Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, General Mills had 20 more articles in the media than Chefs' Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for General Mills and 9 mentions for Chefs' Warehouse. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Chefs' Warehouse's score of 0.93 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
91.6% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Chefs' Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
General Mills has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Chefs' Warehouse's net margin of 1.76%. General Mills' return on equity of 24.88% beat Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity.
General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Chefs' Warehouse. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chefs' Warehouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Chefs' Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $69.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. General Mills has a consensus target price of $59.13, suggesting a potential upside of 18.92%. Given General Mills' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Mills is more favorable than Chefs' Warehouse.
Chefs' Warehouse has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
General Mills beats Chefs' Warehouse on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:GIS) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
