KLG vs. LW, BRBR, FRPT, VITL, NOMD, UTZ, OTLY, MAMA, AFRI, and BYND
Should 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), Vital Farms (VITL), Nomad Foods (NOMD), 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 (NYSE:LW) and WK Kellogg (NYSE:KLG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of WK Kellogg shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of WK Kellogg shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 1 more articles in the media than WK Kellogg. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lamb Weston and 7 mentions for WK Kellogg. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat WK Kellogg's score of 0.56 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Lamb Weston currently has a consensus target price of $65.30, indicating a potential upside of 18.03%. WK Kellogg has a consensus target price of $20.88, indicating a potential downside of 9.24%. Given Lamb Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than WK Kellogg.
Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WK Kellogg has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. WK Kellogg pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lamb Weston pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and WK Kellogg has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
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.
Summary
Lamb Weston beats WK Kellogg on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KLG) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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