Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Competitors $37.53 -0.40 (-1.05%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.53 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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, CPB, SFD, CAG, POST, CALM, LANC, 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), Campbell's (CPB), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Conagra Brands (CAG), Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Lancaster Colony (LANC), 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 Campbell's Smithfield Foods Conagra Brands Post Cal-Maine Foods Lancaster Colony 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, TR or PPC? Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pilgrim's Pride has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TR or PPC? 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.8% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 82.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor TR or PPC? In the previous week, Pilgrim's Pride had 13 more articles in the media than Tootsie Roll Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Pilgrim's Pride and 5 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries. Pilgrim's Pride's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Tootsie Roll Industries' score of 0.54 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pilgrim's Pride 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% 10.42% 7.94% Pilgrim's Pride 6.81%37.15%13.46% Do analysts prefer TR or PPC? Pilgrim's Pride has a consensus target price of $48.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Pilgrim's Pride's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has higher earnings and 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$719.02M3.81$86.83M$1.2530.02Pilgrim's Pride$17.88B0.64$1.09B$5.079.45 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$2.74B$14.50B$15.75B$20.63BDividend Yield0.93%1.92%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio30.0925.3918.5229.01Price / Sales3.813.1545.7666.03Price / Cash25.9518.9714.5022.82Price / Book3.154.425.884.43Net Income$86.83M$815.79M$690.35M$993.74M7 Day Performance-6.16%-5.00%-5.25%-3.39%1 Month Performance6.44%2.24%-3.77%-2.10%1 Year Performance24.52%2.46%-0.29%10.09% Tootsie Roll Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRTootsie Roll Industries0.9061 of 5 stars$37.53-1.1%N/A+23.0%$2.74B$719.02M30.092,300PPCPilgrim's Pride1.2124 of 5 stars$48.01+0.3%$48.67+1.4%+13.6%$11.36B$17.98B9.4561,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportCPBCampbell's3.0139 of 5 stars$32.33-1.0%$39.33+21.7%-32.5%$9.62B$10.23B21.3814,400Analyst ForecastSFDSmithfield Foods2.2071 of 5 stars$23.95+0.3%$27.86+16.3%N/A$9.41B$14.14B10.5536,500News CoverageDividend AnnouncementLockup ExpirationCAGConagra Brands4.6271 of 5 stars$19.29+0.4%$22.58+17.1%-38.8%$9.21B$11.61B8.0718,300POSTPost3.8235 of 5 stars$107.16-0.6%$130.00+21.3%-4.4%$5.97B$7.88B19.0711,480Trending NewsCALMCal-Maine Foods3.5903 of 5 stars$104.05-0.8%$110.00+5.7%+49.5%$5.10B$4.26B4.173,828Positive NewsLANCLancaster Colony4.3326 of 5 stars$172.77+0.6%$203.50+17.8%-9.4%$4.76B$1.87B28.093,200FLOFlowers Foods4.5578 of 5 stars$16.21-0.3%$19.00+17.2%-30.2%$3.42B$5.10B15.0010,200JJSFJ & J Snack Foods3.1626 of 5 stars$116.59-0.8%$142.50+22.2%-31.8%$2.27B$1.57B29.895,000Upcoming EarningsTHSTreeHouse Foods3.5323 of 5 stars$21.06-1.1%$24.17+14.8%-50.4%$1.06B$3.35B162.017,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPC Competitors CPB Competitors SFD Competitors CAG Competitors POST Competitors CALM Competitors LANC 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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