Post (POST) Competitors $107.79 -1.05 (-0.97%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.48 -0.30 (-0.28%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock POST vs. MKC, TSN, HRL, SJM, CAG, PPC, CPB, SFD, LANC, and CALMShould you be buying Post stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Post include McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Campbell's (CPB), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Lancaster Colony (LANC), and Cal-Maine Foods (CALM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Post vs. McCormick & Company, Incorporated Tyson Foods Hormel Foods J. M. Smucker Conagra Brands Pilgrim's Pride Campbell's Smithfield Foods Lancaster Colony Cal-Maine Foods Post (NYSE:POST) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate POST or MKC? Post currently has a consensus target price of $128.20, suggesting a potential upside of 19.02%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus target price of $83.14, suggesting a potential upside of 16.59%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Post 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80McCormick & Company, Incorporated 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the MarketBeat Community favor POST or MKC? McCormick & Company, Incorporated received 37 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.35% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPostOutperform Votes42567.35% Underperform Votes20632.65% McCormick & Company, IncorporatedOutperform Votes46257.68% Underperform Votes33942.32% Is POST or MKC more profitable? McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Post's net margin of 4.94%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity of 14.89% beat Post's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Post4.94% 10.48% 3.34% McCormick & Company, Incorporated 11.73%14.89%6.10% Which has higher valuation and earnings, POST or MKC? McCormick & Company, Incorporated has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Post. Post 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPost$7.88B0.76$366.90M$5.6219.17McCormick & Company, Incorporated$6.73B2.84$788.50M$2.9124.51 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POST or MKC? 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to POST or MKC? In the previous week, Post had 95 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 118 mentions for Post and 23 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Post's score of 0.18 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Post 33 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 14 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McCormick & Company, Incorporated 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, POST or MKC? Post has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMcCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Post on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Post News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart POST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPostGrain mill products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.01B$8.76B$17.55B$19.31BDividend YieldN/A3.24%3.07%3.83%P/E Ratio17.7619.5716.3034.55Price / Sales0.761.394.2534.91Price / Cash7.4838.0416.3917.51Price / Book1.564.346.154.68Net Income$366.90M$607.71M$737.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.44%-1.04%-0.65%-1.96%1 Month Performance-6.73%-1.18%3.04%7.26%1 Year Performance2.62%-5.60%-2.74%3.95% Post Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POSTPost4.0106 of 5 stars$107.79-1.0%$128.20+18.9%+3.0%$6.01B$7.88B17.7610,400Trending NewsMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated4.2584 of 5 stars$76.54+0.6%$83.14+8.6%-1.9%$20.53B$6.73B26.1214,200News CoveragePositive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.5588 of 5 stars$55.93+1.1%$62.63+12.0%-7.7%$19.92B$53.62B18.90142,000Positive NewsHRLHormel Foods4.4345 of 5 stars$29.56+1.2%$32.33+9.4%-19.3%$16.26B$11.91B20.2520,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSJMJ. M. Smucker4.5918 of 5 stars$112.56+0.9%$126.50+12.4%+0.5%$11.98B$8.79B22.796,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCAGConagra Brands4.0002 of 5 stars$23.28+0.8%$27.50+18.1%-27.0%$11.11B$11.74B22.8218,000News CoveragePPCPilgrim's Pride1.1865 of 5 stars$46.31-1.6%$48.40+4.5%+34.7%$10.98B$17.98B10.1661,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCPBCampbell's4.0735 of 5 stars$35.94+1.8%$44.27+23.2%-25.6%$10.72B$10.12B19.6414,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSFDSmithfield Foods2.5748 of 5 stars$22.58+0.5%$27.86+23.4%N/A$8.88B$14.47B9.9536,389LANCLancaster Colony4.8352 of 5 stars$170.32+2.2%$203.50+19.5%-14.5%$4.70B$1.89B29.933,200Positive NewsCALMCal-Maine Foods3.3233 of 5 stars$92.67+1.6%$83.00-10.4%+58.5%$4.55B$3.80B7.212,980Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors Tyson Foods Competitors Hormel Foods Competitors J. M. 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