Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Competitors $30.38 -0.96 (-3.07%) As of 03:24 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TR vs. POST, CALM, LANC, FLO, JJSF, THS, JBSS, BGS, SENEA, and HAINShould you be buying Tootsie Roll Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tootsie Roll Industries include Post (POST), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Flowers Foods (FLO), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), B&G Foods (BGS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), and The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Tootsie Roll Industries vs. Post Cal-Maine Foods Lancaster Colony Flowers Foods J&J Snack Foods TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son B&G Foods Seneca Foods The Hain Celestial Group Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TR or POST? Post received 265 more outperform votes than Tootsie Roll Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.57% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave Tootsie Roll Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTootsie Roll IndustriesOutperform Votes16058.39% Underperform Votes11441.61% PostOutperform Votes42567.57% Underperform Votes20432.43% Is TR or POST more profitable? Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 13.02% compared to Post's net margin of 4.94%. Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity of 11.13% beat Post's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tootsie Roll Industries13.02% 11.13% 8.47% Post 4.94%10.40%3.37% Which has higher valuation and earnings, TR or POST? Post has higher revenue and earnings than Tootsie Roll Industries. Post 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$763.25M2.88$91.91M$1.3123.50Post$7.92B0.82$366.90M$6.0718.46 Which has more volatility & risk, TR or POST? Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TR or POST? 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.5% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post 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 prefer TR or POST? In the previous week, Post had 102 more articles in the media than Tootsie Roll Industries. MarketBeat recorded 102 mentions for Post and 0 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries. Tootsie Roll Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Post's score of 0.23 indicating that Tootsie Roll Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Tootsie Roll Industries Very Positive Post Neutral Do analysts recommend TR or POST? Post has a consensus price target of $127.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.47%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Post 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) 0.00Post 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryPost beats Tootsie Roll Industries on 11 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IndustriesSugar & confectionery products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.19B$7.46B$16.15B$20.22BDividend Yield1.18%2.96%2.88%3.67%P/E Ratio23.4911.0519.2544.79Price / Sales2.881.473.6716.16Price / Cash19.1510.9216.8820.34Price / Book2.672.676.885.74Net Income$91.91M$445.80M$621.53M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.07%1.96%-1.06%-1.15%1 Month Performance0.71%-10.66%1.40%3.44%1 Year Performance-7.36%-34.98%6.94%15.04% Tootsie Roll Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TRTootsie Roll Industries1.2299 of 5 stars$30.38-3.1%N/A-5.6%$2.17B$763.25M23.222,300Positive NewsPOSTPost4.2155 of 5 stars$105.80-0.3%$123.57+16.8%+6.2%$6.16B$7.92B18.7611,480Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CALMCal-Maine Foods3.4226 of 5 stars$106.70-1.1%$67.00-37.2%+105.1%$5.23B$2.33B8.303,067Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLANCLancaster Colony4.6807 of 5 stars$166.50-1.3%$211.50+27.0%+1.0%$4.59B$1.87B28.813,400Analyst ForecastFLOFlowers Foods4.6017 of 5 stars$19.53-0.1%$22.67+16.0%-15.6%$4.11B$5.09B17.139,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓JJSFJ&J Snack Foods4.1447 of 5 stars$132.70-3.3%$200.00+50.7%-14.2%$2.58B$1.57B29.825,000Short Interest ↑THSTreeHouse Foods3.4518 of 5 stars$34.42-0.3%$35.40+2.9%-21.6%$1.76B$3.43B-73.227,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.1311 of 5 stars$70.21-2.9%N/A-26.9%$814.44M$1.07B16.841,800BGSB&G Foods3.615 of 5 stars$6.41-1.2%$8.30+29.6%-38.1%$507.02M$2.06B-18.842,912SENEASeneca Foods2.3357 of 5 stars$72.27-0.9%N/A+63.5%$497.94M$1.46B12.402,900Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsHAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.5746 of 5 stars$4.80-5.1%$8.14+69.6%-54.3%$432.91M$1.74B-5.112,786Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies POST Competitors CALM Competitors LANC Competitors FLO Competitors JJSF Competitors THS Competitors JBSS Competitors BGS Competitors SENEA Competitors HAIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TR) was last updated on 2/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs this Elon’s true agenda?All 10 of the world's biggest money managers follow my work, and the Pentagon, the FBI and Harvard professors ...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump Policies Are Going to Light a Fire Under GoldHow You Can Profit from Trump's Bold Moves in 2025 Donald Trump’s bold policies are creating unprecedented ...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredTrump Set to Trigger Next AI Boom by February 26?President Trump recently announced this shocking $500 billion initiative to build 20 new AI factories… And ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$589 billion wiped out overnightYou need to watch this before you invest another cent in AI. 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