Hormel Foods (HRL) Competitors

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is KHC or HRL more profitable?

Hormel Foods has a net margin of 6.26% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of -20.83%. Hormel Foods' return on equity of 10.06% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%
Hormel Foods	6.26%	10.06%	6.02%

Does the media refer more to KHC or HRL?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 12 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 9 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.96 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hormel Foods	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus price target of $29.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.44%. Hormel Foods has a consensus price target of $30.88, suggesting a potential upside of 29.18%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	16 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95
Hormel Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	1.15	$2.74B	-$4.49	-5.59
Hormel Foods	$11.92B	1.10	$805.04M	$1.37	17.45

Which has more risk & volatility, KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 6.4%. Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods pays out 84.7% 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 increased its dividend for 60 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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