Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) Vs. NWL, ARMK, NYT, COTY, LW, USFD, PPC, NTCO, INGR, and POST
Should you be buying Vector Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vector Group include Newell Brands (NWL), Aramark (ARMK), New York Times (NYT), Coty (COTY), Lamb Weston (LW), US Foods (USFD), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Natura &Co (NTCO), Ingredion (INGR), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "tobacco" industry.These companies are all part of the "cigarettes" industry.These companies are all part of the "cigarettes" industry.These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Vector Group vs.
Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) and Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.
Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Vector Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Aramark pays out -125.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vector Group pays out 59.7% 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. Vector Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Vector Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Aramark and Aramark both had 2 articles in the media. Vector Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Aramark's score of 0.05 indicating that Vector Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aramark received 176 more outperform votes than Vector Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.78% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 62.20% of users gave Vector Group an outperform vote.
Vector Group has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Aramark's net margin of -0.75%. Aramark's return on equity of -2.85% beat Vector Group's return on equity.
62.4% of Vector Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Aramark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Vector Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Vector Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aramark. Aramark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vector Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aramark has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vector Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Aramark presently has a consensus target price of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.56%. Vector Group has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Vector Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vector Group is more favorable than Aramark.
Summary
Vector Group beats Aramark on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VGR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) vs. Its Competitors
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