Kellanova (K) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MDLZ or K?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International	$36.46B	2.38	$4.61B	$2.69	24.89
Kellanova	$12.63B	2.24	$1.34B	$3.96	20.60

Is MDLZ or K more profitable?

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 International	12.68%	16.75%	6.38%
Kellanova	10.53%	37.25%	8.62%

Is MDLZ or K a better dividend stock?

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

Does the media favor MDLZ or K?

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 10 more articles in the media than Kellanova. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Mondelez International and 16 mentions for Kellanova. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Kellanova's score of 0.56 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	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Kellanova	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MDLZ or K?

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kellanova has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MDLZ or K?

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 49.86% of users gave Kellanova an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mondelez International	Outperform Votes 895 70.25%	Underperform Votes 379 29.75%
Kellanova	Outperform Votes 533 49.86%	Underperform Votes 536 50.14%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MDLZ or K?

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MDLZ or K?

Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $70.11, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Kellanova has a consensus target price of $79.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.24%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Summary

Mondelez International beats Kellanova on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.