MKC vs. IPAR, KHC, FLO, LW, MKC.V, POST, SYY, THS, HSY, and K
Should you be buying McCormick & Company, Incorporated stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated include Interparfums (IPAR), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Flowers Foods (FLO), Lamb Weston (LW), MCCORMICK & CO/SH SH (MKC.V), Post (POST), Sysco (SYY), TreeHouse Foods (THS), Hershey (HSY), and Kellanova (K).
McCormick & Company, Incorporated vs. Its Competitors
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interparfums pays out 64.1% 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. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Interparfums has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
In the previous week, McCormick & Company, Incorporated had 32 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and 3 mentions for Interparfums. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Interparfums' score of 0.40 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Interparfums shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.7% of Interparfums shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus price target of $78.22, suggesting a potential upside of 18.90%. Interparfums has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.76%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Interparfums is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Interparfums. Interparfums is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McCormick & Company, Incorporated, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.03%. Interparfums' return on equity of 16.45% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.
Summary
McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Interparfums on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
