Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend VITL or INGR?

Vital Farms currently has a consensus target price of $49.80, suggesting a potential upside of 2.55%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $151.40, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Ingredion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Vital Farms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Ingredion shares are held by company 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.

Does the media favor VITL or INGR?

In the previous week, Vital Farms and Vital Farms both had 15 articles in the media. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Vital Farms' score of 1.41 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingredion	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, VITL or INGR?

Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	3.58	$53.39M	$1.12	43.36
Ingredion	$7.43B	1.09	$647M	$10.25	12.32

Is VITL or INGR 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
Vital Farms	7.84%	18.40%	13.65%
Ingredion	9.24%	19.04%	10.09%

Summary

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