FARM vs. FI, MDLZ, HSY, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying Farmer Brothers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmer Brothers include Fiserv (FI), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC).
Farmer Brothers vs. Its Competitors
Fiserv (NYSE:FI) and Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Fiserv has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmer Brothers has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fiserv has a net margin of 15.68% compared to Farmer Brothers' net margin of -4.20%. Fiserv's return on equity of 18.74% beat Farmer Brothers' return on equity.
In the previous week, Fiserv had 30 more articles in the media than Farmer Brothers. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Fiserv and 6 mentions for Farmer Brothers. Fiserv's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Farmer Brothers' score of 0.60 indicating that Fiserv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Farmer Brothers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fiserv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Farmer Brothers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Fiserv presently has a consensus price target of $221.23, suggesting a potential upside of 33.55%. Farmer Brothers has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 213.59%. Given Farmer Brothers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Farmer Brothers is more favorable than Fiserv.
Fiserv has higher revenue and earnings than Farmer Brothers. Farmer Brothers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fiserv beats Farmer Brothers on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FARM 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 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:FARM) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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