Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

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

Is INGR or VITL more profitable?

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.24% compared to Vital Farms' net margin of 7.84%. Ingredion's return on equity of 19.04% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingredion	9.24%	19.04%	10.09%
Vital Farms	7.84%	18.40%	13.65%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of INGR or VITL?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, INGR or VITL?

Ingredion has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to INGR or VITL?

In the previous week, Ingredion had 5 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ingredion and 8 mentions for Vital Farms. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Vital Farms' score of 0.70 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingredion	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Farms	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, INGR or VITL?

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
Ingredion	$7.43B	1.04	$647M	$10.25	11.71
Vital Farms	$606.31M	3.06	$53.39M	$1.12	37.11

Do analysts recommend INGR or VITL?

Ingredion currently has a consensus target price of $147.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.64%. Vital Farms has a consensus target price of $49.80, suggesting a potential upside of 19.83%. Given Ingredion's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Vital Farms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Summary

Ingredion and Vital Farms tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.