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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?

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

52.4% of Campbell's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Campbell's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Campbell's has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Campbell's currently has a consensus price target of $21.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.76%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus price target of $121.13, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Given J. M. Smucker's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than Campbell's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Campbell's
7 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.65
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 13 more articles in the media than Campbell's. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 44 mentions for Campbell's. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Campbell's' score of 0.26 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
Campbell's
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
21 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
J. M. Smucker
16 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
24 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Campbell's has a net margin of 6.12% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -1.53%. Campbell's' return on equity of 18.04% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Campbell's6.12% 18.04% 4.74%
J. M. Smucker -1.53%17.18%5.76%

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
Campbell's$10.25B0.66$602M$2.0211.25
J. M. Smucker$9.05B1.38-$1.23B-$1.30N/A

Campbell's pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Campbell's pays out 77.2% 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 pays out -338.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years.

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Campbell's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 39 more articles in the media than Flowers Foods. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 18 mentions for Flowers Foods. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.13 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
Flowers Foods
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
J. M. Smucker
16 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
24 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Flowers Foods has a net margin of 1.38% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -1.53%. J. M. Smucker's return on equity of 17.18% beat Flowers Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flowers Foods1.38% 15.98% 5.11%
J. M. Smucker -1.53%17.18%5.76%

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Flowers Foods pays out 282.9% 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 pays out -338.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowers Foods has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years and J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years.

Flowers Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Flowers Foods$5.26B0.31$83.82M$0.3522.30
J. M. Smucker$9.05B1.38-$1.23B-$1.30N/A

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus price target of $9.60, suggesting a potential upside of 23.00%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus price target of $121.13, suggesting a potential upside of 3.61%. Given Flowers Foods' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Flowers Foods
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Flowers Foods on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 31 more articles in the media than General Mills. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 26 mentions for General Mills. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.43 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
General Mills
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
J. M. Smucker
16 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
24 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. General Mills pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker pays out -338.5% 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. General Mills has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years.

General Mills has a net margin of 12.05% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -1.53%. 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
General Mills12.05% 19.19% 5.48%
J. M. Smucker -1.53%17.18%5.76%

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
General Mills$19.49B0.93$2.30B$4.098.27
J. M. Smucker$9.05B1.38-$1.23B-$1.30N/A

General Mills has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

General Mills presently has a consensus target price of $39.39, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus target price of $121.13, suggesting a potential upside of 3.61%. Given General Mills' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe General Mills is more favorable than J. M. Smucker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General Mills
7 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats General Mills on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

Lamb Weston has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
J. M. Smucker$9.05B1.38-$1.23B-$1.30N/A
Lamb Weston$6.45B0.97$357.20M$2.1421.10

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

J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. J. M. Smucker pays out -338.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamb Weston pays out 71.0% 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 Lamb Weston has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. J. M. Smucker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, J. M. Smucker had 49 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for J. M. Smucker and 8 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.43 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus price target of $121.13, suggesting a potential upside of 3.61%. Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $47.82, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lamb Weston 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)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Lamb Weston
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -1.53%. 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
J. M. Smucker-1.53% 17.18% 5.76%
Lamb Weston 4.61%23.77%5.76%

Summary

J. M. Smucker and Lamb Weston tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

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$8.16B0.52$335.70M$5.9415.70
J. M. Smucker$9.05B1.38-$1.23B-$1.30N/A

Post presently has a consensus target price of $119.40, indicating a potential upside of 28.06%. J. M. Smucker has a consensus target price of $121.13, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
J. M. Smucker
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Post has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Post had 52 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Post and 57 mentions for J. M. Smucker. J. M. Smucker's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Post's score of 0.09 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
33 Very Positive mention(s)
28 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
22 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
J. M. Smucker
16 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
24 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Post has a net margin of 4.01% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of -1.53%. J. M. Smucker's return on equity of 17.18% beat Post's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Post4.01% 13.36% 3.65%
J. M. Smucker -1.53%17.18%5.76%

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$12.48B$7.71B$16.23B$22.81B
Dividend Yield3.76%4.25%3.49%4.10%
P/E Ratio-89.9315.5926.1531.00
Price / Sales1.381.2847.4921.39
Price / Cash6.119.6416.3323.95
Price / Book2.252.725.694.68
Net Income-$1.23B$223.97M$673.17M$1.07B
7 Day Performance12.83%2.31%3.19%1.53%
1 Month Performance16.63%1.58%3.78%1.32%
1 Year Performance20.14%-13.55%-10.89%21.42%

J. M. Smucker Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.1353 of 5 stars
$116.91
-0.1%
$121.13
+3.6%
+21.9%$12.48B$9.05BN/A8,000
CPB
Campbell's
2.591 of 5 stars
$21.49
-0.9%
$22.63
+5.3%
-31.9%$6.46B$10.25B11.7413,700
FLO
Flowers Foods
4.7036 of 5 stars
$7.50
+0.2%
$9.60
+28.1%
-52.2%$1.59B$5.26B21.4110,300
GIS
General Mills
3.5653 of 5 stars
$33.13
-0.1%
$39.39
+18.9%
-37.5%$17.69B$19.49B8.1033,000
LW
Lamb Weston
4.3047 of 5 stars
$42.56
+1.1%
$47.82
+12.3%
-19.1%$5.82B$6.45B19.8910,100

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