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Kellanova (K) Competitors

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$82.50 +0.10 (+0.12%)
As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

K vs. MDLZ, HSY, GIS, MKC, TSN, HRL, SJM, CAG, PPC, and CPB

Should you be buying Kellanova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kellanova include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), and Campbell's (CPB). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Kellanova vs.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Kellanova (NYSE:K) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Mondelez International received 362 more outperform votes than Kellanova when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.25% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 49.91% of users gave Kellanova an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mondelez InternationalOutperform Votes
895
70.25%
Underperform Votes
379
29.75%
KellanovaOutperform Votes
533
49.91%
Underperform Votes
535
50.09%

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kellanova pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mondelez International pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kellanova pays out 57.6% 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. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Kellanova has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Kellanova had 3 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Kellanova and 31 mentions for Mondelez International. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Kellanova's score of 0.87 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mondelez International
24 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kellanova
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kellanova has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Kellanova shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kellanova shares are owned by 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.

Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $70.55, indicating a potential upside of 7.10%. Kellanova has a consensus price target of $79.41, indicating a potential downside of 3.75%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mondelez International
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Kellanova
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08

Mondelez International has a net margin of 12.68% compared to Kellanova's net margin of 10.53%. Kellanova's return on equity of 37.25% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mondelez International12.68% 16.75% 6.38%
Kellanova 10.53%37.25%8.62%

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Kellanova. Kellanova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International$36.46B2.34$4.61B$2.6924.49
Kellanova$12.63B2.27$1.34B$3.9620.83

Summary

Mondelez International beats Kellanova on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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K vs. The Competition

MetricKellanovaGrain mill products IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$28.62B$8.94B$8.03B$19.69B
Dividend Yield2.78%3.29%3.24%3.84%
P/E Ratio21.3220.3715.3535.11
Price / Sales2.271.437.9534.10
Price / Cash16.6938.0416.3717.51
Price / Book7.334.434.814.78
Net Income$1.34B$607.71M$259.18M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.43%2.71%0.09%0.90%
1 Month Performance0.16%-0.21%10.52%11.10%
1 Year Performance32.89%-4.38%-2.97%5.28%

Kellanova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
K
Kellanova
3.0163 of 5 stars
$82.50
+0.1%
$79.41
-3.7%
+32.9%$28.59B$12.63B21.3230,000Trending News
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.5578 of 5 stars
$65.77
-0.9%
$70.55
+7.3%
-6.3%$85.16B$36.46B19.2391,000Positive News
HSY
Hershey
3.8409 of 5 stars
$167.91
-1.7%
$161.40
-3.9%
-25.2%$33.99B$10.75B15.4019,900Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.749 of 5 stars
$54.86
+0.7%
$65.00
+18.5%
-23.3%$30.24B$19.64B11.9332,500Trending News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.2036 of 5 stars
$76.47
+0.5%
$83.14
+8.7%
-0.2%$20.51B$6.73B26.1014,200News Coverage
Positive News
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.5463 of 5 stars
$55.93
+1.1%
$62.63
+12.0%
-6.4%$19.92B$53.62B18.90142,000Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
3.9569 of 5 stars
$29.56
+1.2%
$32.33
+9.4%
-18.0%$16.26B$11.91B20.2520,000Trending News
Dividend Announcement
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.2598 of 5 stars
$112.51
+0.9%
$126.50
+12.4%
+0.6%$11.97B$8.79B22.776,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.059 of 5 stars
$23.28
+0.8%
$27.50
+18.1%
-24.8%$11.11B$11.74B22.8218,000News Coverage
Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.2201 of 5 stars
$46.27
-1.7%
$48.40
+4.6%
+34.4%$10.97B$17.98B10.1561,500Positive News
CPB
Campbell's
3.5769 of 5 stars
$35.95
+1.8%
$44.27
+23.2%
-23.0%$10.72B$10.12B19.6414,700News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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