Post (POST) Competitors $111.71 +0.62 (+0.56%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$111.70 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 04:07 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends POST vs. MKC, TSN, HRL, CAG, CPB, PPC, SJM, CALM, LANC, and FLOShould 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), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Lancaster Colony (LANC), and Flowers Foods (FLO). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Post vs. McCormick & Company, Incorporated Tyson Foods Hormel Foods Conagra Brands Campbell Soup Pilgrim's Pride J. M. Smucker Cal-Maine Foods Lancaster Colony Flowers Foods Post (NYSE:POST) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Do analysts rate POST or MKC? Post currently has a consensus target price of $127.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus target price of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83McCormick & Company, Incorporated 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$7.92B0.81$366.90M$6.0718.25McCormick & Company, Incorporated$6.72B3.05$788.50M$2.9326.07 Which has more volatility and risk, POST or MKC? Post has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% 10.40% 3.37% McCormick & Company, Incorporated 11.73%14.89%6.10% Does the media favor POST or MKC? In the previous week, Post had 89 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Post and 12 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Post's score of 0.23 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) 15 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McCormick & Company, Incorporated 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor POST or MKC? McCormick & Company, Incorporated received 37 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPostOutperform Votes42567.57% Underperform Votes20432.43% McCormick & Company, IncorporatedOutperform Votes46257.75% Underperform Votes33842.25% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POST or MKC? 94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by company 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. 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$6.45B$10.57B$16.05B$20.40BDividend YieldN/A3.31%2.88%3.67%P/E Ratio18.2526.0315.9638.75Price / Sales0.811.933.6716.05Price / Cash6.9049.7016.8820.34Price / Book1.584.966.895.79Net Income$366.90M$562.96M$621.53M$1.00B7 Day Performance5.73%-0.40%-0.55%-0.58%1 Month Performance4.68%0.18%1.88%4.04%1 Year Performance5.95%17.89%7.31%15.59% Post Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POSTPost4.2155 of 5 stars$111.71+0.6%$127.17+13.8%+6.2%$6.50B$7.92B18.4011,480Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.3293 of 5 stars$78.03+1.0%$83.75+7.3%+19.4%$20.92B$6.72B26.6314,100Positive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.6422 of 5 stars$57.80+2.3%$60.80+5.2%+11.8%$20.57B$53.31B25.69138,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHRLHormel Foods4.027 of 5 stars$29.62-1.2%$31.17+5.2%-0.3%$16.26B$11.92B20.2920,000CAGConagra Brands4.6209 of 5 stars$25.48-1.6%$30.33+19.1%-9.1%$12.16B$12.05B24.9818,500CPBCampbell Soup4.2135 of 5 stars$38.13-1.7%$50.17+31.6%-9.6%$11.37B$9.64B20.8414,700PPCPilgrim's Pride1.4301 of 5 stars$47.81+2.7%$45.50-4.8%+92.4%$11.34B$17.36B11.5561,200SJMJ. M. Smucker4.4382 of 5 stars$105.95-0.9%$126.78+19.7%-18.4%$11.27B$8.18B21.459,000CALMCal-Maine Foods3.4226 of 5 stars$106.70-1.1%$67.00-37.2%+105.1%$5.23B$2.33B8.303,067Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLANCLancaster Colony4.6807 of 5 stars$166.50-1.3%$211.50+27.0%+1.0%$4.59B$1.87B28.813,400Analyst ForecastFLOFlowers Foods4.5732 of 5 stars$19.53-0.1%$22.67+16.0%-15.6%$4.11B$5.09B17.139,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors Tyson Foods Competitors Hormel Foods Competitors Conagra Brands Competitors Campbell Soup Competitors Pilgrim's Pride Competitors J. M. 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