Campbell Soup (CPB) Competitors $41.25 -0.25 (-0.60%) (As of 12:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CPB vs. GIS, HSY, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, CAG, PPC, SJM, and POSTShould you be buying Campbell Soup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Campbell Soup include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Campbell Soup vs. General Mills Hershey Kellanova McCormick & Company, Incorporated Tyson Foods Hormel Foods Conagra Brands Pilgrim's Pride J. M. Smucker Post General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB) 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 earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer GIS or CPB? General Mills currently has a consensus target price of $71.56, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Campbell Soup has a consensus target price of $50.92, indicating a potential upside of 22.69%. Given Campbell Soup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Campbell Soup is more favorable than General Mills.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Mills 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Campbell Soup 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Which has higher earnings and valuation, GIS or CPB? General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Campbell Soup. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Campbell Soup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Mills$19.90B1.76$2.50B$4.6013.83Campbell Soup$9.89B1.25$567M$1.8322.68 Does the media favor GIS or CPB? In the previous week, General Mills had 58 more articles in the media than Campbell Soup. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for General Mills and 10 mentions for Campbell Soup. Campbell Soup's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat General Mills' score of 0.31 indicating that Campbell Soup is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Mills 17 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Campbell Soup 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, GIS or CPB? General Mills has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campbell Soup has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GIS or CPB? 75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Campbell Soup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Campbell Soup shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIS or CPB? General Mills received 173 more outperform votes than Campbell Soup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.04% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote while only 41.32% of users gave Campbell Soup an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral MillsOutperform Votes64954.04% Underperform Votes55245.96% Campbell SoupOutperform Votes47641.32% Underperform Votes67658.68% Is GIS or CPB more profitable? General Mills has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Campbell Soup's net margin of 5.57%. General Mills' return on equity of 26.85% beat Campbell Soup's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Mills12.14% 26.85% 8.25% Campbell Soup 5.57%23.79%6.24% Is GIS or CPB a better dividend stock? General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Campbell Soup pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. General Mills pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Campbell Soup pays out 85.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryGeneral Mills beats Campbell Soup on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wealthpin ProVacuum up cash with these special trades? 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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 NASDAQ 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 CPB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCampbell SoupFood & kindred products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.37B$14.57B$14.04B$9.08BDividend Yield3.44%4.10%2.81%4.24%P/E Ratio22.6812.5521.9717.17Price / Sales1.251.502.67117.15Price / Cash9.4913.2021.1437.85Price / Book3.222.385.854.78Net Income$567M$710.61M$572.90M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.49%-3.61%-2.74%-1.36%1 Month Performance-8.37%-11.04%-4.01%0.20%1 Year Performance-3.49%28.75%2.83%15.30% Campbell Soup Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPBCampbell Soup3.1733 of 5 stars$41.25-0.6%$50.92+23.4%-3.5%$12.30B$9.89B22.5414,400GISGeneral Mills4.5659 of 5 stars$66.32-0.6%$73.00+10.1%-1.4%$36.82B$19.80B15.8834,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHSYHershey3.9693 of 5 stars$178.18-2.7%$185.17+3.9%-6.7%$36.06B$10.97B21.0920,505Positive NewsKKellanova2.8973 of 5 stars$80.70+0.2%$76.35-5.4%+47.8%$27.82B$12.80B27.6823,000Analyst ForecastMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.8909 of 5 stars$80.95+0.5%$81.00+0.1%+16.2%$21.72B$6.68B27.4013,800TSNTyson Foods4.629 of 5 stars$60.20-0.5%$60.67+0.8%+11.7%$21.42B$53.31B26.88138,000Positive NewsHRLHormel Foods3.6825 of 5 stars$32.70-0.7%$31.29-4.3%-0.3%$17.95B$11.92B22.5620,000CAGConagra Brands4.5683 of 5 stars$28.08-0.4%$31.50+12.2%-5.4%$13.40B$11.94B27.3818,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPPCPilgrim's Pride1.298 of 5 stars$51.85+3.8%$45.50-12.2%+72.0%$12.29B$17.36B12.0761,200Positive NewsSJMJ. M. Smucker4.4014 of 5 stars$113.53flat$128.56+13.2%-11.9%$12.08B$8.18B22.989,000Analyst RevisionPOSTPost3.4434 of 5 stars$117.63+0.4%$124.17+5.6%+29.4%$6.84B$7.92B20.8511,480 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIS Alternatives HSY Alternatives K Alternatives MKC Alternatives TSN Alternatives HRL Alternatives CAG Alternatives PPC Alternatives SJM Alternatives POST Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:CPB) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. 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