Hormel Foods (HRL) 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

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 6.1%. 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 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 higher earnings and 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	1.15	$805.04M	$1.37	18.22
Kraft Heinz	$25.31B	1.22	$2.74B	-$4.49	-5.81

Do analysts rate HRL or KHC?

Hormel Foods presently has a consensus price target of $30.88, indicating a potential upside of 23.72%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $29.76, indicating a potential upside of 14.13%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kraft Heinz	2 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Does the media prefer HRL or KHC?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 14 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 14 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 1.00 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hormel Foods	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kraft Heinz	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HRL or KHC?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is HRL or KHC 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
Hormel Foods	6.26%	10.06%	6.02%
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%

Summary

Hormel Foods beats Kraft Heinz on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.