Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) and Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer ADM or INGR?

In the previous week, Archer-Daniels-Midland had 2 more articles in the media than Ingredion. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Archer-Daniels-Midland and 15 mentions for Ingredion. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Archer-Daniels-Midland's score of 1.05 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archer-Daniels-Midland	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingredion	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADM or INGR?

Archer-Daniels-Midland has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ADM or INGR?

Archer-Daniels-Midland currently has a consensus target price of $52.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.81%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $152.20, suggesting a potential upside of 16.11%. Given Ingredion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Archer-Daniels-Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer-Daniels-Midland	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADM or INGR?

Archer-Daniels-Midland received 257 more outperform votes than Ingredion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.66% of users gave Archer-Daniels-Midland an outperform vote while only 57.29% of users gave Ingredion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Archer-Daniels-Midland	Outperform Votes 646 64.66%	Underperform Votes 353 35.34%
Ingredion	Outperform Votes 389 57.29%	Underperform Votes 290 42.71%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ADM or INGR?

Archer-Daniels-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Ingredion. Archer-Daniels-Midland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingredion, 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
Archer-Daniels-Midland	$85.53B	0.27	$1.80B	$3.61	13.19
Ingredion	$7.43B	1.13	$647M	$9.71	13.50

Is ADM or INGR more profitable?

Ingredion has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Archer-Daniels-Midland's net margin of 2.10%. Ingredion's return on equity of 18.62% beat Archer-Daniels-Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer-Daniels-Midland	2.10%	10.44%	4.39%
Ingredion	8.71%	18.62%	9.62%

Is ADM or INGR a better dividend stock?

Archer-Daniels-Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ingredion pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Archer-Daniels-Midland pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingredion pays out 33.0% 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. Archer-Daniels-Midland has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Ingredion has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Archer-Daniels-Midland is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADM or INGR?

78.3% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ingredion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ingredion beats Archer-Daniels-Midland on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.