Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Competitors $40.07 +0.78 (+1.98%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.06 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 08/22/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TR vs. PPC, SFD, CPB, CAG, POST, CALM, MZTI, FLO, JJSF, and THSShould you be buying Tootsie Roll Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tootsie Roll Industries include Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Campbell's (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Marzetti (MZTI), Flowers Foods (FLO), J & J Snack Foods (JJSF), and TreeHouse Foods (THS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Tootsie Roll Industries vs. Its Competitors Pilgrim's Pride Smithfield Foods Campbell's Conagra Brands Post Cal-Maine Foods Marzetti Flowers Foods J & J Snack Foods TreeHouse Foods Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) and Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do analysts rate TR or PPC? Pilgrim's Pride has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.15%. Given Pilgrim's Pride's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pilgrim's Pride is more favorable than Tootsie Roll Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tootsie Roll Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Pilgrim's Pride 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the media favor TR or PPC? In the previous week, Pilgrim's Pride had 5 more articles in the media than Tootsie Roll Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Pilgrim's Pride and 4 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries. Pilgrim's Pride's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Tootsie Roll Industries' score of 1.15 indicating that Pilgrim's Pride is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tootsie Roll Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pilgrim's Pride 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TR or PPC? 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are held by institutional investors. 60.9% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 82.6% of Pilgrim's Pride 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. Which has more risk & volatility, TR or PPC? Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pilgrim's Pride has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TR or PPC more profitable? Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Pilgrim's Pride's net margin of 6.81%. Pilgrim's Pride's return on equity of 37.15% beat Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tootsie Roll Industries12.72% 10.36% 7.88% Pilgrim's Pride 6.81%37.15%13.46% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TR or PPC? Pilgrim's Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Tootsie Roll Industries. Pilgrim's Pride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tootsie Roll Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTootsie Roll Industries$715.53M4.09$86.83M$1.2532.05Pilgrim's Pride$17.88B0.61$1.09B$5.198.89 SummaryPilgrim's Pride beats Tootsie Roll Industries on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tootsie Roll Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTootsie Roll IndustriesFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.87B$14.06B$16.43B$20.92BDividend Yield0.92%1.99%3.10%3.58%P/E Ratio32.1225.7718.7129.13Price / Sales4.093.2247.1253.00Price / Cash26.8818.9114.8823.54Price / Book3.284.395.815.45Net Income$86.83M$815.79M$687.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance3.72%3.96%0.49%2.61%1 Month Performance2.22%-2.07%-2.45%1.46%1 Year Performance38.50%8.45%5.16%10.72% Tootsie Roll Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRTootsie Roll Industries0.5182 of 5 stars$40.07+2.0%N/A+40.3%$2.87B$715.53M32.122,300Positive NewsPPCPilgrim's Pride1.1924 of 5 stars$47.26+0.2%$49.00+3.7%+5.0%$11.23B$17.88B9.1161,600Positive NewsSFDSmithfield Foods1.0414 of 5 stars$25.71+0.5%$28.44+10.6%N/A$10.11B$14.14B11.3336,500CPBCampbell's3.5586 of 5 stars$32.57+0.6%$38.44+18.0%-34.5%$9.71B$9.64B21.5714,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCAGConagra Brands4.8609 of 5 stars$19.30+0.2%$22.17+14.9%-35.5%$9.24B$11.61B8.0718,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPOSTPost4.2429 of 5 stars$110.91+0.2%$129.40+16.7%-0.9%$6.02B$7.92B18.8611,480Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCALMCal-Maine Foods3.5288 of 5 stars$113.25-0.8%$110.00-2.9%+61.0%$5.55B$4.26B4.543,828Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeMZTIMarzetti2.4455 of 5 stars$177.92-0.2%$203.50+14.4%+9.2%$4.91B$1.87B28.933,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFLOFlowers Foods4.2339 of 5 stars$15.50-1.4%$15.33-1.1%-30.6%$3.27B$5.10B14.9010,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementJJSFJ & J Snack Foods4.0563 of 5 stars$112.42+0.1%$142.50+26.8%-32.0%$2.19B$1.57B26.215,000THSTreeHouse Foods3.3475 of 5 stars$17.64-2.7%$24.00+36.1%-50.8%$890.62M$3.35B45.227,400News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPC Competitors SFD Competitors CPB Competitors CAG Competitors POST Competitors CALM Competitors MZTI Competitors FLO Competitors JJSF Competitors THS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TR) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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