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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
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 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.30%. Interparfums' return on equity of 17.62% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $83.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. Interparfums has a consensus target price of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.37%. Given Interparfums' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Interparfums is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
In the previous week, McCormick & Company, Incorporated had 1 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and 13 mentions for Interparfums. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Interparfums' score of 0.38 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of Interparfums shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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 2.7%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interparfums pays out 62.3% 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. Interparfums is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Interparfums tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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