KLG vs. BRFS, FRPT, NOMD, UTZ, VITL, OTLY, MAMA, BYND, AFRI, and BRLS
Should you be buying WK Kellogg stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WK Kellogg include BRF (BRFS), Freshpet (FRPT), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Utz Brands (UTZ), Vital Farms (VITL), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Beyond Meat (BYND), Forafric Global (AFRI), and Borealis Foods (BRLS). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry.
WK Kellogg vs. Its Competitors
BRF (NYSE:BRFS) and WK Kellogg (NYSE:KLG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
BRF has a net margin of 6.29% compared to WK Kellogg's net margin of 2.14%. WK Kellogg's return on equity of 34.88% beat BRF's return on equity.
BRF pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. WK Kellogg pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. BRF pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WK Kellogg pays out 103.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WK Kellogg has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. WK Kellogg is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, WK Kellogg had 1 more articles in the media than BRF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WK Kellogg and 3 mentions for BRF. WK Kellogg's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat BRF's score of 0.11 indicating that WK Kellogg is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BRF has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WK Kellogg has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BRF currently has a consensus target price of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 283.01%. WK Kellogg has a consensus target price of $16.86, indicating a potential downside of 5.88%. Given BRF's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BRF is more favorable than WK Kellogg.
4.8% of BRF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of WK Kellogg shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BRF shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of WK Kellogg 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.
BRF has higher revenue and earnings than WK Kellogg. BRF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WK Kellogg, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
BRF and WK Kellogg tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KLG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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