TreeHouse Foods (THS) Competitors

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Is THS or CALM more profitable?

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 20.39% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.80%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 33.69% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	0.80%	6.42%	2.54%
Cal-Maine Foods	20.39%	33.69%	27.35%

Does the media refer more to THS or CALM?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Cal-Maine Foods. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 14 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods. Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.48 indicating that Cal-Maine Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cal-Maine Foods	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THS or CALM?

Cal-Maine Foods has higher revenue and earnings than TreeHouse Foods. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse Foods, 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.35	$26.90M	$0.54	42.94
Cal-Maine Foods	$3.80B	1.20	$277.89M	$20.23	4.59

Do analysts rate THS or CALM?

TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.54%. Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus price target of $74.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.81%. Given TreeHouse Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Cal-Maine Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cal-Maine Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more volatility and risk, THS or CALM?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or CALM?

TreeHouse Foods received 201 more outperform votes than Cal-Maine Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.59% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 52.84% of users gave Cal-Maine Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 63.59%	Underperform Votes 280 36.41%
Cal-Maine Foods	Outperform Votes 288 52.84%	Underperform Votes 257 47.16%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in THS or CALM?

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats TreeHouse Foods on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.