HRL vs. KHC, COTY, MKC, POST, TSN, HSY, K, GIS, SJM, and CPB
Should you be buying Hormel Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hormel Foods include Kraft Heinz (KHC), Coty (COTY), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Post (POST), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), General Mills (GIS), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Campbell's (CPB).
Hormel Foods vs. Its Competitors
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) 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, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 12 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 14 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.68 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Hormel Foods currently has a consensus price target of $31.29, indicating a potential upside of 31.48%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $28.65, indicating a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hormel Foods is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.
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.
Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hormel Foods beats Kraft Heinz on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HRL) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
