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SJM vs. HSY, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, PPC, CAG, CPB, and SFD

Should you be buying J. M. Smucker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J. M. Smucker include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell's (CPB), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

J. M. Smucker vs.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Hershey had 13 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Hershey and 23 mentions for J. M. Smucker. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 1.01 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J. M. Smucker
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hershey
20 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hershey has a net margin of 19.83% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of 5.96%. Hershey's return on equity of 44.77% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker5.96% 14.35% 5.44%
Hershey 19.83%44.77%15.14%

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus target price of $126.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.08%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $163.35, suggesting a potential upside of 0.91%. Given J. M. Smucker's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than Hershey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Hershey
5 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. J. M. Smucker pays out -179.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 50.3% 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. J. M. Smucker has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. J. M. Smucker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

J. M. Smucker received 85 more outperform votes than Hershey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.95% of users gave J. M. Smucker an outperform vote while only 50.76% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
J. M. SmuckerOutperform Votes
690
60.95%
Underperform Votes
442
39.05%
HersheyOutperform Votes
605
50.76%
Underperform Votes
587
49.24%

Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J. M. Smucker$8.79B1.38$744M-$2.41-47.26
Hershey$11.20B2.92$2.22B$10.9014.85

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Hershey on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SJM vs. The Competition

MetricJ. M. SmuckerCanned fruits & specialties IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.14B$4.33B$17.45B$18.97B
Dividend Yield3.75%3.75%2.92%4.03%
P/E Ratio23.0913.3015.5432.71
Price / Sales1.380.614.1427.84
Price / Cash7.766.1716.3917.53
Price / Book1.570.916.324.47
Net Income$744M$267.55M$731.54M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.51%-0.58%0.81%0.50%
1 Month Performance-3.82%-0.91%-0.11%-2.83%
1 Year Performance0.25%-9.23%-1.20%4.36%

J. M. Smucker Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.9142 of 5 stars
$113.83
-2.1%
$126.50
+11.1%
+1.2%$12.11B$8.79B23.046,700Positive News
HSY
Hershey
4.3708 of 5 stars
$162.92
-0.2%
$163.35
+0.3%
-13.7%$32.99B$11.20B14.9519,900Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.5346 of 5 stars
$55.72
-0.7%
$65.00
+16.6%
-19.5%$30.72B$19.64B12.1232,500Positive News
K
Kellanova
3.0285 of 5 stars
$82.44
-0.2%
$77.96
-5.4%
+43.0%$28.46B$12.75B21.3030,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
News Coverage
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.4607 of 5 stars
$60.18
-0.7%
$61.78
+2.7%
+1.0%$21.44B$53.61B20.33142,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.9895 of 5 stars
$74.75
+0.3%
$83.14
+11.2%
+0.8%$20.06B$6.73B25.5314,200Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.5408 of 5 stars
$29.53
-0.6%
$32.33
+9.5%
-15.9%$16.26B$11.91B20.2520,000Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.3334 of 5 stars
$53.37
-0.3%
$48.40
-9.3%
+51.5%$12.67B$17.88B11.7161,500Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.3657 of 5 stars
$24.16
+0.2%
$27.90
+15.5%
-19.8%$11.54B$11.74B23.6918,000Ex-Dividend
Positive News
CPB
Campbell's
3.5213 of 5 stars
$35.87
-1.2%
$44.27
+23.4%
-20.2%$10.70B$10.12B19.6114,700Analyst Revision
SFD
Smithfield Foods
3.8853 of 5 stars
$19.91
-0.3%
$27.86
+39.9%
N/A$7.83B$14.14B8.7736,389Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage

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