Post (POST) Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is MKC or POST more profitable?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Post's net margin of 4.53%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity of 14.43% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.50%	14.43%	6.02%
Post	4.53%	10.24%	3.20%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.72B	2.92	$788.50M	$2.88	25.43
Post	$7.92B	0.75	$366.90M	$5.62	18.98

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKC or POST?

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus price target of $84.13, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Post has a consensus price target of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.33%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

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
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to MKC or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 67 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Post and 18 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Post's score of -0.06 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	18 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Post on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.