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$55.42 -0.16 (-0.29%)
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GIS vs. MDLZ, HSY, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, PPC, SJM, CAG, and CPB

Should you be buying General Mills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Mills include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Campbell's (CPB). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

General Mills vs.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 44 more articles in the media than General Mills. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Mondelez International and 20 mentions for General Mills. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.94 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
General Mills
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mondelez International
33 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

General Mills presently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.29%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $70.55, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Given General Mills' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe General Mills is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General Mills
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Mondelez International
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
General Mills$19.64B1.56$2.50B$4.5512.18
Mondelez International$36.44B2.40$4.61B$3.4219.81

General Mills has a net margin of 13.08% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 12.68%. General Mills' return on equity of 27.55% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
General Mills13.08% 27.55% 8.28%
Mondelez International 12.68%16.75%6.38%

General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. General Mills pays out 52.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 55.0% 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. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Mondelez International received 241 more outperform votes than General Mills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.25% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 53.69% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
General MillsOutperform Votes
654
53.69%
Underperform Votes
564
46.31%
Mondelez InternationalOutperform Votes
895
70.25%
Underperform Votes
379
29.75%

General Mills has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mondelez International beats General Mills on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GIS vs. The Competition

MetricGeneral MillsGrain mill products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$30.55B$8.84B$17.34B$19.19B
Dividend Yield4.27%3.25%2.92%4.00%
P/E Ratio12.0518.7815.6333.46
Price / Sales1.561.354.1329.18
Price / Cash10.4238.0416.3917.52
Price / Book3.214.356.294.55
Net Income$2.50B$607.71M$731.54M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.32%-0.27%2.78%2.26%
1 Month Performance-9.07%-4.89%1.88%2.90%
1 Year Performance-20.72%-4.27%-2.75%4.62%

General Mills Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GIS
General Mills
4.5601 of 5 stars
$55.42
-0.3%
$65.00
+17.3%
-21.6%$30.55B$19.64B12.0532,500Positive News
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.4739 of 5 stars
$65.07
-0.8%
$69.70
+7.1%
-3.9%$84.19B$36.44B19.0391,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
HSY
Hershey
4.3779 of 5 stars
$162.08
-0.7%
$163.35
+0.8%
-16.7%$32.81B$11.20B14.8719,900Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
K
Kellanova
3.0483 of 5 stars
$82.45
-0.2%
$77.96
-5.4%
+34.9%$28.46B$12.75B21.3030,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.4868 of 5 stars
$60.13
-0.8%
$61.78
+2.7%
-0.3%$21.42B$53.61B20.31142,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.3737 of 5 stars
$74.42
-0.2%
$83.14
+11.7%
+1.2%$19.96B$6.73B25.4014,200Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.5807 of 5 stars
$29.53
-0.6%
$32.33
+9.5%
-17.2%$16.24B$11.91B20.2220,000Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.2318 of 5 stars
$53.31
-0.4%
$48.40
-9.2%
+28.3%$12.65B$17.88B11.6961,500Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.9406 of 5 stars
$113.61
-1.4%
$126.50
+11.3%
+1.7%$12.09B$8.79B23.006,700Positive News
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.3737 of 5 stars
$24.12
+0.1%
$27.90
+15.7%
-22.7%$11.52B$11.74B23.6518,000Positive News
CPB
Campbell's
3.5438 of 5 stars
$35.81
-1.3%
$44.27
+23.6%
-21.9%$10.68B$10.12B19.5714,700

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