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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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.
In the previous week, McCormick & Company, Incorporated had 11 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and 16 mentions for Interparfums. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Interparfums' score of 0.77 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $84.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.31%. Interparfums has a consensus target price of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.07%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Interparfums is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
Summary
McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Interparfums on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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