Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

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INGR vs. VITL, LW, NOMD, BG, and DAR

Should you buy Ingredion stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ingredion with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ingredion include Vital Farms (VITL), Lamb Weston (LW), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Bunge Global (BG), and Darling Ingredients (DAR).

How does Ingredion compare to Vital Farms?

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

Ingredion presently has a consensus target price of $122.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Vital Farms has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 221.19%. Given Vital Farms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Ingredion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Vital Farms	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Vital Farms 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
Ingredion	$7.20B	0.90	$729M	$10.38	9.93
Vital Farms	$759.44M	0.48	$66.28M	$1.04	8.18

85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ingredion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Vital Farms had 23 more articles in the media than Ingredion. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Vital Farms and 12 mentions for Ingredion. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Vital Farms' score of 0.16 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Farms	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Vital Farms' net margin of 6.10%. Ingredion's return on equity of 15.86% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingredion	9.36%	15.86%	8.66%
Vital Farms	6.10%	14.47%	9.95%

Ingredion has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Ingredion compare to Lamb Weston?

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Lamb Weston. Ingredion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, 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	$7.20B	0.90	$729M	$10.38	9.93
Lamb Weston	$6.52B	0.90	$357.20M	$2.14	19.76

85.3% of Ingredion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ingredion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ingredion presently has a consensus target price of $122.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Given Ingredion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Lamb Weston	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Ingredion pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ingredion pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamb Weston pays out 71.0% 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. Ingredion has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Lamb Weston has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Ingredion had 6 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ingredion and 6 mentions for Lamb Weston. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.58 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lamb Weston	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 4.61%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat Ingredion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingredion	9.36%	15.86%	8.66%
Lamb Weston	4.61%	23.77%	5.76%

Ingredion has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ingredion beats Lamb Weston on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ingredion compare to Nomad Foods?

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

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods 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
Nomad Foods	$2.99B	0.46	$154.66M	$1.03	9.33
Ingredion	$7.20B	0.90	$729M	$10.38	9.93

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ingredion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nomad Foods currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.01%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $122.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Ingredion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomad Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Nomad Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Ingredion pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Nomad Foods pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingredion pays out 31.6% 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. Nomad Foods has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ingredion has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Ingredion had 5 more articles in the media than Nomad Foods. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ingredion and 7 mentions for Nomad Foods. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Nomad Foods' score of 0.34 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomad Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ingredion	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Nomad Foods' net margin of 4.43%. Ingredion's return on equity of 15.86% beat Nomad Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomad Foods	4.43%	9.05%	3.61%
Ingredion	9.36%	15.86%	8.66%

Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ingredion beats Nomad Foods on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ingredion compare to Bunge Global?

Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) and Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) are both agricultural products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ingredion pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bunge Global pays out 65.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingredion pays out 31.6% 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. Ingredion has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Ingredion is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than Ingredion. Ingredion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunge Global, 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
Bunge Global	$70.33B	0.34	$816M	$4.29	29.10
Ingredion	$7.20B	0.90	$729M	$10.38	9.93

86.2% of Bunge Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bunge Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ingredion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bunge Global currently has a consensus target price of $132.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.25%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $122.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Ingredion's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Bunge Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

In the previous week, Ingredion had 3 more articles in the media than Bunge Global. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ingredion and 9 mentions for Bunge Global. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.63 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bunge Global	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingredion	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Bunge Global has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Bunge Global's net margin of 0.85%. Ingredion's return on equity of 15.86% beat Bunge Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunge Global	0.85%	8.60%	3.24%
Ingredion	9.36%	15.86%	8.66%

Summary

Ingredion beats Bunge Global on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ingredion compare to Darling Ingredients?

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

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Darling Ingredients. Ingredion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darling Ingredients, 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
Darling Ingredients	$6.31B	1.60	$62.80M	$1.38	45.93
Ingredion	$7.20B	0.90	$729M	$10.38	9.93

94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ingredion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Darling Ingredients currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.85%. Ingredion has a consensus target price of $122.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Ingredion's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Darling Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darling Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

In the previous week, Darling Ingredients had 6 more articles in the media than Ingredion. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Darling Ingredients and 12 mentions for Ingredion. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ingredion's score of 0.79 indicating that Darling Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Darling Ingredients	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingredion	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingredion has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Ingredion has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 3.54%. Ingredion's return on equity of 15.86% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darling Ingredients	3.54%	5.65%	2.61%
Ingredion	9.36%	15.86%	8.66%

Summary

Darling Ingredients beats Ingredion on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

INGR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ingredion	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$6.50B	$7.45B	$16.22B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	3.09%	4.18%	3.49%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	9.92	15.54	23.27	28.34
Price / Sales	0.90	1.15	47.68	24.51
Price / Cash	7.15	9.75	16.36	25.11
Price / Book	1.48	2.53	5.27	4.74
Net Income	$729M	$224.26M	$674.08M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-4.09%	-2.98%	-1.84%	-0.92%
1 Month Performance	-8.88%	-3.91%	-2.31%	1.53%
1 Year Performance	-23.92%	-12.30%	-11.83%	24.53%

Ingredion Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
INGR Ingredion	4.7346 of 5 stars	$102.34 -3.4%	$122.43 +19.6%	-23.0%	$6.42B	$7.20B	9.81	11,200	Gap Down
VITL Vital Farms	4.0171 of 5 stars	$13.00 -8.3%	$32.42 +149.4%	-75.6%	$607.59M	$759.44M	9.03	290	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Down
LW Lamb Weston	4.4659 of 5 stars	$42.53 -3.0%	$48.00 +12.9%	-18.9%	$6.06B	$6.45B	19.87	10,100
NOMD Nomad Foods	4.9092 of 5 stars	$9.47 -0.6%	$12.50 +32.1%	-50.8%	$1.35B	$3.43B	9.28	7,752	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
BG Bunge Global	4.5745 of 5 stars	$127.71 +2.5%	$132.67 +3.9%	+51.7%	$24.18B	$70.33B	29.77	34,000

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Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

INGR vs. VITL, LW, NOMD, BG, and DAR

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Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

INGR vs. VITL, LW, NOMD, BG, and DAR

How does Ingredion compare to Vital Farms?

Do analysts recommend INGR or VITL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INGR or VITL?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in INGR or VITL?

Does the media prefer INGR or VITL?

Is INGR or VITL more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, INGR or VITL?

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How does Ingredion compare to Lamb Weston?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, INGR or LW?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INGR or LW?

Do analysts recommend INGR or LW?

Is INGR or LW a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to INGR or LW?

Is INGR or LW more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, INGR or LW?

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How does Ingredion compare to Nomad Foods?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NOMD or INGR?

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

Do analysts rate NOMD or INGR?

Is NOMD or INGR a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer NOMD or INGR?

Is NOMD or INGR more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, NOMD or INGR?

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How does Ingredion compare to Bunge Global?

Is BG or INGR a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BG or INGR?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BG or INGR?

Do analysts recommend BG or INGR?

Does the media favor BG or INGR?

Which has more volatility & risk, BG or INGR?

Is BG or INGR more profitable?

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How does Ingredion compare to Darling Ingredients?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DAR or INGR?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DAR or INGR?

Do analysts recommend DAR or INGR?

Does the media refer more to DAR or INGR?

Which has more volatility and risk, DAR or INGR?

Is DAR or INGR more profitable?

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