Hershey (HSY) Competitors

58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Hershey pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondelez International pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Hershey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $204.78, indicating a potential upside of 18.19%. Mondelez International has a consensus target price of $67.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Hershey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hershey is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Hershey. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Hershey has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 8.86%. Hershey's return on equity of 31.92% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.

Hershey has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hershey had 3 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Hershey and 18 mentions for Mondelez International. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Hershey's score of 0.89 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Church & Dwight. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Hershey has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Hershey has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Church & Dwight's net margin of 11.96%. Hershey's return on equity of 31.92% beat Church & Dwight's return on equity.

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hershey pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Church & Dwight pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Church & Dwight has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Hershey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hershey had 6 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Hershey and 15 mentions for Church & Dwight. Church & Dwight's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Hershey's score of 0.89 indicating that Church & Dwight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hershey currently has a consensus price target of $204.78, suggesting a potential upside of 18.19%. Church & Dwight has a consensus price target of $104.41, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Hershey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hershey is more favorable than Church & Dwight.

Hershey has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Coty's net margin of -10.42%. Hershey's return on equity of 31.92% beat Coty's return on equity.

Hershey currently has a consensus price target of $204.78, indicating a potential upside of 18.19%. Coty has a consensus price target of $3.39, indicating a potential upside of 15.76%. Given Hershey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hershey is more favorable than Coty.

In the previous week, Hershey had 10 more articles in the media than Coty. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Hershey and 11 mentions for Coty. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Coty's score of 0.20 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than Coty. Coty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Coty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Hershey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Coty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hershey has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. General Mills pays out -1,355.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Mills has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hershey has lower revenue, but higher earnings than General Mills. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

General Mills has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

General Mills presently has a consensus target price of $39.37, suggesting a potential upside of 2.63%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $204.78, suggesting a potential upside of 18.19%. Given Hershey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hershey is more favorable than General Mills.

Hershey has a net margin of 12.24% compared to General Mills' net margin of -0.48%. Hershey's return on equity of 31.92% beat General Mills' return on equity.

75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, General Mills and General Mills both had 21 articles in the media. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat General Mills' score of 0.77 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.