IFF vs. CHD, BF.B, TSN, CELH, MKC, HRL, ADM, CLX, CCEP, and CAG
Should you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Church & Dwight (CHD), Brown-Forman (BF.B), Tyson Foods (TSN), Celsius (CELH), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Clorox (CLX), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), and Conagra Brands (CAG). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 5 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 9 mentions for Church & Dwight. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Church & Dwight's score of 0.64 indicating that Church & Dwight is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Church & Dwight presently has a consensus target price of $105.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.70%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $94.18, indicating a potential downside of 4.12%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Church & Dwight is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.
Church & Dwight received 75 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Church & Dwight an outperform vote.
Church & Dwight has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Church & Dwight has a net margin of 13.13% compared to Church & Dwight's net margin of -22.01%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 20.35% beat Church & Dwight's return on equity.
Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Church & Dwight pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -16.4% 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. Church & Dwight has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Church & Dwight beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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