MKC vs. HSY, GIS, K, TSN, HRL, PPC, SJM, CAG, CPB, and SFD
Should you be buying McCormick & Company, Incorporated stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell's (CPB), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated vs. Its Competitors
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Hershey had 1 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Hershey and 35 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's score of 0.79 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus target price of $84.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.47%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $158.84, indicating a potential downside of 9.47%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Hershey.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 61.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 67.6% 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 Hershey has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
Hershey has a net margin of 15.32% compared to McCormick & Company, Incorporated's net margin of 11.50%. Hershey's return on equity of 38.70% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.
Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Hershey 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.
79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Hershey tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
