Hormel Foods (HRL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend HRL or KHC?

Hormel Foods presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.25%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus target price of $30.12, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. 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
Hormel Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Kraft Heinz	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84

Is HRL or KHC a better dividend stock?

Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, HRL or KHC?

Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HRL or KHC?

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

Is HRL or KHC more profitable?

Hormel Foods has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of -20.83%. Hormel Foods' return on equity of 10.20% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hormel Foods	6.27%	10.20%	6.11%
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%

Does the media prefer HRL or KHC?

In the previous week, Hormel Foods had 16 more articles in the media than Kraft Heinz. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Hormel Foods and 18 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Kraft Heinz's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Hormel Foods' score of 1.07 indicating that Kraft Heinz is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hormel Foods	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kraft Heinz	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HRL or KHC?

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
Hormel Foods	$11.92B	1.17	$805.04M	$1.36	18.63
Kraft Heinz	$25.31B	1.29	$2.74B	-$4.49	-6.16

Summary

Hormel Foods beats Kraft Heinz on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.