WK Kellogg (KLG) Competitors $23.00 +0.01 (+0.02%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.98 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 08/22/2025 07:54 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KLG vs. LW, BRBR, FRPT, NOMD, VITL, UTZ, OTLY, MAMA, AFRI, and BYNDShould you be buying WK Kellogg stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WK Kellogg include Lamb Weston (LW), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Freshpet (FRPT), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Vital Farms (VITL), Utz Brands (UTZ), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Forafric Global (AFRI), and Beyond Meat (BYND). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry. WK Kellogg vs. Its Competitors Lamb Weston BellRing Brands Freshpet Nomad Foods Vital Farms Utz Brands Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Beyond Meat WK Kellogg (NYSE:KLG) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KLG or LW? Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than WK Kellogg. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WK Kellogg, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWK Kellogg$2.71B0.73$81M$0.3762.15Lamb Weston$6.45B1.23$357.20M$2.5122.66 Does the media favor KLG or LW? In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 4 more articles in the media than WK Kellogg. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lamb Weston and 13 mentions for WK Kellogg. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat WK Kellogg's score of 0.88 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WK Kellogg 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lamb Weston 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KLG or LW more profitable? Lamb Weston has a net margin of 5.54% compared to WK Kellogg's net margin of 1.31%. WK Kellogg's return on equity of 31.34% beat Lamb Weston's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WK Kellogg1.31% 31.34% 5.18% Lamb Weston 5.54%27.99%6.43% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KLG or LW? 95.7% of WK Kellogg shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of WK Kellogg shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is KLG or LW a better dividend stock? WK Kellogg pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. WK Kellogg pays out 178.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamb Weston pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WK Kellogg has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Lamb Weston has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, KLG or LW? WK Kellogg has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend KLG or LW? WK Kellogg presently has a consensus target price of $20.88, indicating a potential downside of 9.22%. Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $65.30, indicating a potential upside of 14.78%. Given Lamb Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than WK Kellogg.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WK Kellogg 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 SummaryLamb Weston beats WK Kellogg on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WK Kellogg News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KLG 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 KLG 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 KLG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWK KelloggCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.99B$32.84B$16.43B$20.95BDividend Yield2.87%2.57%3.10%3.58%P/E Ratio62.1540.0418.7129.11Price / Sales0.731.8746.5752.90Price / Cash8.7216.3914.8823.54Price / Book5.767.515.815.45Net Income$81M$1.23B$687.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.20%0.84%0.49%2.61%1 Month Performance-1.75%4.34%-2.45%1.46%1 Year Performance29.77%25.25%5.16%10.72% WK Kellogg Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLGWK Kellogg2.8004 of 5 stars$23.00+0.0%$20.88-9.2%+35.1%$1.99B$2.71B62.153,280News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLWLamb Weston4.5593 of 5 stars$54.31+0.3%$67.40+24.1%-8.9%$7.55B$6.45B21.6410,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBRBRBellRing Brands4.3205 of 5 stars$38.50+0.4%$65.71+70.7%-27.5%$4.83B$2.00B22.00380Analyst ForecastFRPTFreshpet4.3676 of 5 stars$62.02+1.3%$110.36+77.9%-53.2%$2.99B$975.18M92.571,296Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNOMDNomad Foods4.7027 of 5 stars$14.77-1.9%$20.33+37.7%-14.2%$2.31B$3.35B10.127,788Positive NewsVITLVital Farms3.6985 of 5 stars$49.40+3.5%$48.20-2.4%+61.7%$2.13B$606.31M44.11290Positive NewsUTZUtz Brands3.4 of 5 stars$12.84-0.7%$17.29+34.6%-21.3%$1.83B$1.41B61.163,200OTLYOatly Group0.5652 of 5 stars$16.97-2.8%$17.25+1.6%-0.2%$522.24M$823.67M-2.581,482News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMAMAMama's Creations2.2112 of 5 stars$8.16-0.1%$10.50+28.7%+4.6%$307.28M$123.33M74.19N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAFRIForafric GlobalN/A$7.79-1.3%N/A-16.2%$212.08M$274.22M0.001BYNDBeyond Meat2.9503 of 5 stars$2.53-1.9%$3.67+44.9%-61.3%$197.75M$326.45M-1.16880News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LW Competitors BRBR Competitors FRPT Competitors NOMD Competitors VITL Competitors UTZ Competitors OTLY Competitors MAMA Competitors AFRI Competitors BYND 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:KLG) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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