Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals 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. 2.3% of Ingredion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to INGR or VITL?

In the previous week, Ingredion and Ingredion both had 14 articles in the media. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Vital Farms' score of 1.33 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingredion	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vital Farms	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 analysts prefer INGR or VITL?

Ingredion currently has a consensus price target of $151.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $48.20, suggesting a potential downside of 5.38%. Given Ingredion's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, INGR or VITL?

Ingredion has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	1.12	$647M	$10.25	12.59
Vital Farms	$657.95M	3.46	$53.39M	$1.12	45.48

Summary

Vital Farms beats Ingredion on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.