McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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 2.5%. Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to MKC or IPAR?

In the previous week, McCormick & Company, Incorporated had 13 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and 4 mentions for Interparfums. Interparfums' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's score of 1.28 indicating that Interparfums is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Interparfums	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MKC or IPAR?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & 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, 43.9% 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.

Do analysts rate MKC or IPAR?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus price target of $84.13, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Interparfums has a consensus price target of $157.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Interparfums.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Interparfums	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 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 11.30%. Interparfums' return on equity of 17.62% 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	11.30%	17.62%	11.86%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MKC or IPAR?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Interparfums. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interparfums, 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	2.87	$788.50M	$2.88	24.97
Interparfums	$1.45B	3.00	$164.36M	$5.14	26.39

Summary

Interparfums beats McCormick & Company, Incorporated on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.