J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) Competitors $129.29 +5.33 (+4.30%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$129.35 +0.06 (+0.05%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends JJSF vs. SFD, POST, LANC, CALM, FLO, TR, THS, JBSS, SENEA, and BGSShould you be buying J&J Snack Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J&J Snack Foods include Smithfield Foods (SFD), Post (POST), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Flowers Foods (FLO), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), and B&G Foods (BGS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. J&J Snack Foods vs. Smithfield Foods Post Lancaster Colony Cal-Maine Foods Flowers Foods Tootsie Roll Industries TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods B&G Foods J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) and Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Is JJSF or SFD more profitable? J&J Snack Foods has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 0.00%. J&J Snack Foods' return on equity of 9.84% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets J&J Snack Foods5.31% 9.84% 6.81% Smithfield Foods N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer JJSF or SFD? In the previous week, Smithfield Foods had 2 more articles in the media than J&J Snack Foods. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smithfield Foods and 7 mentions for J&J Snack Foods. Smithfield Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat J&J Snack Foods' score of 0.10 indicating that Smithfield Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment J&J Snack Foods 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smithfield Foods 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JJSF or SFD? 76.0% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JJSF or SFD? J&J Snack Foods received 120 more outperform votes than Smithfield Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.52% of users gave Smithfield Foods an outperform vote while only 58.59% of users gave J&J Snack Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJ&J Snack FoodsOutperform Votes30758.59% Underperform Votes21741.41% Smithfield FoodsOutperform Votes18760.52% Underperform Votes12239.48% Which has higher valuation & earnings, JJSF or SFD? J&J Snack Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Smithfield Foods. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJ&J Snack Foods$1.59B1.59$86.55M$4.3429.79Smithfield FoodsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts rate JJSF or SFD? J&J Snack Foods currently has a consensus price target of $167.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.55%. Given J&J Snack Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe J&J Snack Foods is more favorable than Smithfield Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score J&J Snack Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smithfield Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryJ&J Snack Foods beats Smithfield Foods on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get J&J Snack Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JJSF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 JJSF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJ&J Snack FoodsCookies & crackers IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.52B$2.52B$16.93B$8.95BDividend Yield2.50%2.50%2.90%3.85%P/E Ratio29.7929.7916.1618.81Price / Sales1.591.593.8276.66Price / Cash14.5614.5616.7237.47Price / Book2.662.666.914.64Net Income$86.55M$86.55M$734.56M$245.69M7 Day Performance3.56%3.56%-0.32%-2.63%1 Month Performance-9.76%-9.76%0.25%-2.37%1 Year Performance-11.21%-11.21%10.10%13.64% J&J Snack Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JJSFJ&J Snack Foods4.0123 of 5 stars$129.29+4.3%$167.50+29.6%-11.2%$2.52B$1.59B29.795,000Analyst ForecastSFDSmithfield FoodsN/A$21.23+0.2%N/AN/A$8.35B$14.19B0.0036,389Insider TradePOSTPost3.4771 of 5 stars$111.45-1.4%$127.17+14.1%+9.9%$6.48B$7.92B18.3611,480LANCLancaster Colony4.2401 of 5 stars$188.63-2.7%$211.33+12.0%+1.0%$5.20B$1.87B33.153,400Insider TradePositive NewsCALMCal-Maine Foods3.5426 of 5 stars$95.10-12.4%$67.00-29.5%+58.8%$4.66B$2.33B7.403,067High Trading VolumeFLOFlowers Foods4.2314 of 5 stars$18.53-1.4%$21.00+13.4%-15.3%$3.90B$5.09B16.259,300Dividend AnnouncementTRTootsie Roll Industries1.1241 of 5 stars$30.82-1.0%N/A+0.8%$2.20B$763.25M23.562,300Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsTHSTreeHouse Foods3.6239 of 5 stars$33.22-0.1%$35.40+6.6%-16.8%$1.70B$3.43B-70.677,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son1.5238 of 5 stars$72.41-0.2%N/A-26.6%$842.85M$1.07B17.361,800SENEASeneca Foods2.4206 of 5 stars$81.05+1.0%N/A+73.4%$558.43M$1.46B14.792,900News CoveragePositive NewsBGSB&G Foods2.5301 of 5 stars$6.05-0.9%$8.30+37.1%-30.8%$479.24M$2.06B-17.812,912 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SFD Competitors POST Competitors LANC Competitors CALM Competitors FLO Competitors TR Competitors THS Competitors JBSS Competitors SENEA Competitors BGS Competitors 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:JJSF) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? I believe I’ve found the answer - and it might surprise you. 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