Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend VITL or INGR?

Vital Farms presently has a consensus target price of $44.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $152.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Vital Farms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Ingredion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk & volatility, VITL or INGR?

Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VITL or INGR?

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ingredion shares are owned by company 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.

Is VITL or INGR more profitable?

Ingredion has a net margin of 8.53% compared to Vital Farms' net margin of 8.26%. Ingredion's return on equity of 19.75% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Farms	8.26%	19.53%	14.63%
Ingredion	8.53%	19.75%	10.33%

Does the media favor VITL or INGR?

In the previous week, Ingredion had 3 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ingredion and 8 mentions for Vital Farms. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Vital Farms' score of 0.54 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vital Farms	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingredion	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VITL or INGR?

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Ingredion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Farms, 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
Vital Farms	$606.31M	2.81	$53.39M	$1.12	34.20
Ingredion	$7.43B	1.18	$647M	$9.48	14.37

Summary

Vital Farms beats Ingredion on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.