Farmer Bros. (FARM) Competitors $1.78 -0.07 (-3.51%) (As of 12:37 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FARM vs. MED, MDLZ, GIS, HSY, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, CAG, and CPBShould you be buying Farmer Bros. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmer Bros. include Medifast (MED), Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Campbell Soup (CPB). Farmer Bros. vs. Medifast Mondelez International General Mills Hershey Kellanova McCormick & Company, Incorporated Tyson Foods Hormel Foods Conagra Brands Campbell Soup Medifast (NYSE:MED) and Farmer Bros. (NASDAQ:FARM) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Is MED or FARM more profitable? Medifast has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Farmer Bros.'s net margin of -1.14%. Medifast's return on equity of 25.77% beat Farmer Bros.'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medifast3.81% 25.77% 17.04% Farmer Bros. -1.14%-27.35%-6.41% Do analysts recommend MED or FARM? Medifast currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.81%. Farmer Bros. has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 183.78%. Given Farmer Bros.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Farmer Bros. is more favorable than Medifast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Medifast 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Farmer Bros. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, MED or FARM? Medifast has higher revenue and earnings than Farmer Bros.. Farmer Bros. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medifast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMedifast$1.07B0.19$99.42M$2.686.93Farmer Bros.$341.09M0.12-$3.88M-$0.18-10.28 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MED or FARM? Medifast received 2 more outperform votes than Farmer Bros. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.65% of users gave Farmer Bros. an outperform vote while only 63.73% of users gave Medifast an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMedifastOutperform Votes38363.73% Underperform Votes21836.27% Farmer Bros.Outperform Votes38168.65% Underperform Votes17431.35% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MED or FARM? 95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Farmer Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Medifast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Farmer Bros. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MED or FARM? Medifast has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmer Bros. has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MED or FARM? In the previous week, Farmer Bros. had 4 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Farmer Bros. and 2 mentions for Medifast. Farmer Bros.'s average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Medifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Farmer Bros. is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Medifast 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Farmer Bros. 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMedifast beats Farmer Bros. on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 FARM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFarmer Bros.food preparations & kindred products IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.35M$4.50B$22.31B$8.42BDividend YieldN/A3.10%171.44%4.16%P/E Ratio-10.286.95110.8016.48Price / Sales0.121.286.1091.66Price / CashN/A11.9919.3533.53Price / Book0.861.837.435.14Net Income-$3.88M$151.32M$665.06M$223.04M7 Day Performance-6.57%-0.67%-2.13%3.22%1 Month Performance-13.15%1.01%-1.61%8.47%1 Year Performance-32.48%57.22%12.83%28.62% Farmer Bros. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FARMFarmer Bros.4.2818 of 5 stars$1.79-3.5%$5.25+194.1%-32.5%$37.96M$341.09M-9.921,003Upcoming EarningsMEDMedifast1.4747 of 5 stars$18.22+2.1%$17.50-4.0%-73.4%$199.33M$1.07B6.80870MDLZMondelez International4.6099 of 5 stars$69.32-0.3%$79.35+14.5%-0.5%$92.98B$35.98B23.8291,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGISGeneral Mills4.3997 of 5 stars$68.11-0.2%$73.00+7.2%+3.8%$38.02B$19.80B16.2234,000Positive NewsHSYHershey3.766 of 5 stars$181.71-0.6%$191.11+5.2%-4.7%$36.75B$11.01B20.1920,505Upcoming EarningsKKellanova3.9818 of 5 stars$80.590.0%$74.32-7.8%+54.8%$27.55B$12.82B30.5323,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.2439 of 5 stars$78.33flat$79.57+1.6%+21.2%$21.04B$6.68B26.6413,800Positive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.6095 of 5 stars$58.50-1.2%$59.22+1.2%+24.0%$20.82B$53.09B-975.00139,000HRLHormel Foods3.7019 of 5 stars$30.90-0.1%$31.57+2.2%-5.9%$16.94B$11.98B21.7620,000CAGConagra Brands4.5674 of 5 stars$29.64-0.4%$31.63+6.7%+4.2%$14.15B$12.05B28.7818,500CPBCampbell Soup2.1657 of 5 stars$47.00-1.3%$50.83+8.2%+13.0%$14.03B$9.64B24.8714,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MED Alternatives MDLZ Alternatives GIS Alternatives HSY Alternatives K Alternatives MKC Alternatives TSN Alternatives HRL Alternatives CAG Alternatives CPB 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:FARM) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCRUSHED: How Biden's Replacement Will Devastate Your 401(k)!Kamala Harris isn't just playing politics; she's a serious threat to your financial security. 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