SJM vs. CPB, FLO, GIS, LW, POST, UTZ, HSY, K, MKC, and TSN
Should you be buying J. M. Smucker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J. M. Smucker include Campbell's (CPB), Flowers Foods (FLO), General Mills (GIS), Lamb Weston (LW), Post (POST), Utz Brands (UTZ), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), and Tyson Foods (TSN).
J. M. Smucker vs. Its Competitors
J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Campbell's has a net margin of 4.44% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.10%. Campbell's' return on equity of 23.22% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.
In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 12 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 17 mentions for Campbell's. Campbell's' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.69 indicating that Campbell's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Campbell's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell's 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.
J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.
J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus target price of $117.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.09%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $39.06, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Given Campbell's' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Campbell's is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.
J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell's pays out 103.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years.
Campbell's has higher revenue and earnings than J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Campbell's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Campbell's beats J. M. Smucker on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SJM) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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