GIS vs. MDLZ, HSY, TSN, K, MKC, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying General Mills stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Mills include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), Tyson Foods (TSN), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, General Mills had 1 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for General Mills and 14 mentions for Mondelez International. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.62 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than General Mills. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
General Mills has a net margin of 12.66% compared to General Mills' net margin of 11.87%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 26.84% beat General Mills' return on equity.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of General Mills shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Mondelez International pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Mills pays out 54.1% 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. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and General Mills has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Mondelez International received 213 more outperform votes than General Mills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.16% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $80.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.83%. General Mills has a consensus price target of $71.94, suggesting a potential upside of 4.65%. Given General Mills' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than General Mills.
Summary
Mondelez International beats General Mills on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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