Hormel Foods (HRL) Competitors

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) are both large-cap 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, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus target price of $30.29, suggesting a potential upside of 8.89%. Hormel Foods has a consensus target price of $32.86, suggesting a potential upside of 12.72%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hormel Foods is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kraft Heinz	3 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Hormel Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is KHC or HRL a better dividend stock?

Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Kraft Heinz pays out 73.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods pays out 85.3% 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 60 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is KHC or HRL more profitable?

Kraft Heinz has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 6.27%. Hormel Foods' return on equity of 10.20% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kraft Heinz	10.44%	7.37%	4.06%
Hormel Foods	6.27%	10.20%	6.11%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KHC or HRL?

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer KHC or HRL?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 29 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 10 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.66 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kraft Heinz	21 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hormel Foods	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz has higher revenue and earnings than Hormel Foods. Kraft Heinz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hormel Foods, 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
Kraft Heinz	$25.85B	1.27	$2.74B	$2.19	12.70
Hormel Foods	$11.92B	1.34	$805.04M	$1.36	21.43

Summary

Hormel Foods beats Kraft Heinz on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.