IFF vs. TSN, MKC, CELH, HRL, CLX, BF.B, CHD, LW, TAP, and CAG
Should you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Celsius (CELH), Hormel Foods (HRL), Clorox (CLX), Brown-Forman (BF.B), Church & Dwight (CHD), Lamb Weston (LW), Molson Coors Beverage (TAP), and Conagra Brands (CAG). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
Tyson Foods has higher revenue and earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. Tyson Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Flavors & Fragrances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tyson Foods has a net margin of -1.62% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -22.36%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 5.09% beat Tyson Foods' return on equity.
96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Tyson Foods shares are held by 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.
Tyson Foods received 294 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.75% of users gave Tyson Foods an outperform vote while only 60.15% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote.
International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances and International Flavors & Fragrances both had 8 articles in the media. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.55 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tyson Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tyson Foods pays out -79.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tyson Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus price target of $84.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.95%. Tyson Foods has a consensus price target of $57.60, indicating a potential downside of 1.92%. Given Tyson Foods' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tyson Foods is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.
Summary
Tyson Foods beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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