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J. M. Smucker (SJM) Competitors

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$103.46 +1.55 (+1.52%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$103.28 -0.18 (-0.17%)
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SJM vs. CPB, FLO, GIS, LW, and POST

Should you buy J. M. Smucker stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares J. M. Smucker with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with J. M. Smucker include Campbell's (CPB), Flowers Foods (FLO), General Mills (GIS), Lamb Weston (LW), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "food - misc/diversified" industry.

How does J. M. Smucker compare to Campbell's?

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell's pays out 85.2% 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 raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years.

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Campbell's has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

J. M. Smucker currently has a consensus target price of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Campbell's has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.91%. Given Campbell's' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Campbell's is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Campbell's
7 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.73

Campbell's has a net margin of 5.48% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. Campbell's' return on equity of 19.96% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker-14.07% 15.94% 5.37%
Campbell's 5.48%19.96%5.21%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Campbell's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A
Campbell's$10.25B0.60$602M$1.8311.25

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker and J. M. Smucker both had 10 articles in the media. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Campbell's' score of 0.10 indicating that J. M. Smucker is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Campbell's
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

J. M. Smucker and Campbell's tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does J. M. Smucker compare to Flowers Foods?

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 16 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Flowers Foods and 10 mentions for J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.30 indicating that J. M. Smucker is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Flowers Foods
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus target price of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Flowers Foods has a consensus target price of $9.60, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. Given Flowers Foods' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Flowers Foods
3 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.57

J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods pays out 247.5% 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 raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Flowers Foods has a net margin of 1.38% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. J. M. Smucker's return on equity of 15.94% beat Flowers Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker-14.07% 15.94% 5.37%
Flowers Foods 1.38%15.75%5.08%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A
Flowers Foods$5.26B0.32$83.82M$0.4019.92

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Flowers Foods on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does J. M. Smucker compare to General Mills?

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

General Mills has a net margin of 12.05% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. General Mills' return on equity of 19.19% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker-14.07% 15.94% 5.37%
General Mills 12.05%19.19%5.48%

J. M. Smucker currently has a consensus price target of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. General Mills has a consensus price target of $42.44, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Given General Mills' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe General Mills is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
General Mills
6 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.90

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, General Mills had 14 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for General Mills and 10 mentions for J. M. Smucker. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.62 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
General Mills
11 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Mills pays out 59.7% 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 increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years and General Mills has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A
General Mills$19.49B0.92$2.30B$4.098.24

Summary

General Mills beats J. M. Smucker on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does J. M. Smucker compare to Lamb Weston?

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Lamb Weston pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker pays out -37.3% 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. Lamb Weston has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. J. M. Smucker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lamb Weston$6.45B0.93$357.20M$2.1420.41
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A

Lamb Weston presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.91%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus target price of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Given J. M. Smucker's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lamb Weston
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.15
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lamb Weston4.61% 23.77% 5.76%
J. M. Smucker -14.07%15.94%5.37%

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 4 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 6 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.62 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lamb Weston
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Lamb Weston on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does J. M. Smucker compare to Post?

Post (NYSE:POST) and J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Post had 101 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 111 mentions for Post and 10 mentions for J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Post's score of 0.40 indicating that J. M. Smucker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Post
47 Very Positive mention(s)
27 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
J. M. Smucker
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Post shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Post$8.16B0.54$335.70M$5.9416.39
J. M. Smucker$8.73B1.26-$1.23B-$11.79N/A

Post has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Post currently has a consensus price target of $124.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.87%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus price target of $116.35, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Post
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48

Post has a net margin of 4.01% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -14.07%. J. M. Smucker's return on equity of 15.94% beat Post's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Post4.01% 13.36% 3.65%
J. M. Smucker -14.07%15.94%5.37%

Summary

Post beats J. M. Smucker on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SJM vs. The Competition

MetricJ. M. SmuckerFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.87B$7.47B$16.24B$23.05B
Dividend Yield4.32%4.29%3.52%4.09%
P/E Ratio-8.7814.0118.9827.83
Price / Sales1.261.1947.4824.45
Price / Cash11.629.6516.4525.15
Price / Book1.812.555.274.73
Net Income-$1.23B$224.34M$674.03M$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.99%1.44%0.49%1.94%
1 Month Performance9.15%-1.84%-1.59%0.38%
1 Year Performance-7.56%-11.45%-11.93%28.11%

J. M. Smucker Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.8945 of 5 stars
$103.46
+1.5%
$116.35
+12.5%
-9.5%$10.87B$8.73BN/A8,000
CPB
Campbell's
3.9029 of 5 stars
$20.34
+1.6%
$26.06
+28.1%
-41.4%$5.97B$10.25B11.1113,700
FLO
Flowers Foods
3.4711 of 5 stars
$7.31
+1.7%
$9.60
+31.4%
-57.5%$1.52B$5.26B18.2610,300
GIS
General Mills
4.6094 of 5 stars
$33.45
+1.4%
$42.44
+26.9%
-37.3%$17.61B$19.49B8.1833,000
LW
Lamb Weston
4.5276 of 5 stars
$43.64
-0.9%
$48.00
+10.0%
-16.7%$6.08B$6.45B14.5910,100

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