Hershey (HSY) Competitors

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 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Hershey had 3 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hershey and 11 mentions for Mondelez International. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.44 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $200.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Mondelez International has a consensus target price of $68.82, indicating a potential upside of 9.18%. Given Hershey's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hershey is more favorable than Mondelez International.

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

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $2.08 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 76.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Mondelez International has raised 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 has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 2.16%. Hershey's return on equity of 31.92% beat Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity.

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

Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

Archer Daniels Midland currently has a consensus price target of $79.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.79%. Hershey has a consensus price target of $200.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.95%. Given Hershey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hershey is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Archer Daniels Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 57.0% 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. Archer Daniels Midland has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Hershey had 1 more articles in the media than Archer Daniels Midland. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hershey and 13 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Archer Daniels Midland's score of 0.42 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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 has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by company 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 presently has a consensus price target of $200.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.95%. Church & Dwight has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. Given Hershey's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hershey is more favorable than Church & Dwight.

Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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.

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.

In the previous week, Hershey had 1 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hershey and 13 mentions for Church & Dwight. Church & Dwight's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Hershey's score of 0.57 indicating that Church & Dwight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Coty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Coty currently has a consensus target price of $3.26, suggesting a potential upside of 2.33%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $200.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.95%. Given Hershey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hershey is more favorable than Coty.

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.

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.

Coty has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hershey had 11 more articles in the media than Coty. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hershey and 3 mentions for Coty. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Coty's score of 0.33 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.