McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer MKC or IPAR?

In the previous week, McCormick & Company, Incorporated had 7 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and 10 mentions for Interparfums. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Interparfums' score of 1.17 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Interparfums	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MKC or IPAR?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus target price of $84.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Interparfums has a consensus target price of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.27%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Interparfums is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Interparfums	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MKC or IPAR more profitable?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.03%. Interparfums' return on equity of 16.45% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.50%	14.43%	6.02%
Interparfums	11.03%	16.45%	11.14%

Is MKC or IPAR a better dividend stock?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 62.5% 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 raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Interparfums has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, MKC or IPAR?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MKC or IPAR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.72B	2.79	$788.50M	$2.88	24.25
Interparfums	$1.45B	2.40	$164.36M	$4.99	21.75

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKC or IPAR?

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.7% of Interparfums shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Interparfums on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.