Ingredion (INGR) Competitors $135.77 -0.58 (-0.43%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$135.72 -0.06 (-0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 05:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock INGR vs. VITL, LW, NOMD, ADM, BG, DAR, FDP, LMNR, ALCO, and KHCShould you be buying Ingredion stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingredion include Vital Farms (VITL), Lamb Weston (LW), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge Global (BG), Darling Ingredients (DAR), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), Limoneira (LMNR), Alico (ALCO), and Kraft Heinz (KHC). Ingredion vs. Its Competitors Vital Farms Lamb Weston Nomad Foods Archer Daniels Midland Bunge Global Darling Ingredients Fresh Del Monte Produce Limoneira Alico Kraft Heinz Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer INGR or VITL? Ingredion currently has a consensus price target of $151.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $44.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.02%. Given Vital Farms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Vital Farms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10 Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngredion$7.43B1.18$647M$9.4814.32Vital Farms$606.31M2.80$53.39M$1.1234.08 Which has more volatility and risk, INGR or VITL? Ingredion has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor INGR or VITL? In the previous week, Ingredion had 8 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ingredion and 9 mentions for Vital Farms. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Vital Farms' score of 1.04 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingredion 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vital Farms 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 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 8.53% compared to Vital Farms' net margin of 8.26%. Ingredion's return on equity of 19.75% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingredion8.53% 19.75% 10.33% Vital Farms 8.26%19.53%14.63% SummaryVital Farms beats Ingredion on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ingredion News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for INGR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding INGR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart INGR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIngredionFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.73B$8.35B$16.22B$20.65BDividend Yield2.36%3.47%3.11%3.72%P/E Ratio14.3225.7019.7827.84Price / Sales1.181.7345.9942.29Price / Cash9.5712.6414.7022.32Price / Book2.313.556.104.57Net Income$647M$398.24M$680.31M$989.30M7 Day Performance-1.15%4.35%2.16%0.20%1 Month Performance-1.77%2.95%3.64%5.53%1 Year Performance18.05%-1.60%4.30%10.30% Ingredion Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)INGRIngredion4.6863 of 5 stars$135.77-0.4%$151.40+11.5%+18.1%$8.73B$7.43B14.3211,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVITLVital Farms4.2176 of 5 stars$38.52-0.8%$44.63+15.8%-11.7%$1.72B$606.31M34.39290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLWLamb Weston4.7219 of 5 stars$51.94-2.7%$67.73+30.4%-35.0%$7.33B$6.47B20.3710,700Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNOMDNomad Foods4.5174 of 5 stars$16.98-0.4%$24.00+41.3%+2.0%$2.60B$3.35B11.327,788News CoverageADMArcher Daniels Midland4.1917 of 5 stars$52.86+1.7%$52.00-1.6%-14.5%$25.40B$85.53B18.8842,000BGBunge Global4.2999 of 5 stars$80.35-0.1%$81.60+1.6%-31.0%$10.80B$53.11B10.2023,000DARDarling Ingredients4.4213 of 5 stars$38.00-0.3%$46.00+21.1%-1.3%$6.01B$5.68B35.5115,500Positive NewsFDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.3455 of 5 stars$32.37+1.0%N/A+52.3%$1.55B$4.28B10.5839,886Positive NewsLMNRLimoneira4.5286 of 5 stars$15.65-1.3%$25.50+62.9%-26.4%$282.78M$176.59M-111.78260Positive NewsALCOAlico0.9903 of 5 stars$32.68+2.8%N/A+28.0%$249.68M$46.64M-1.77210Positive NewsKHCKraft Heinz4.5712 of 5 stars$25.82+0.8%$30.47+18.0%-15.4%$30.56B$25.43B11.7937,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VITL Competitors LW Competitors NOMD Competitors ADM Competitors BG Competitors DAR Competitors FDP Competitors LMNR Competitors ALCO Competitors KHC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:INGR) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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