MDLZ vs. GIS, HSY, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Mondelez International vs.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.
Mondelez International received 234 more outperform votes than General Mills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.49% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 54.03% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than General Mills. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $72.76, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. General Mills has a consensus price target of $70.94, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than General Mills.
General Mills has a net margin of 13.08% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 10.58%. General Mills' return on equity of 27.55% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Mondelez International pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Mills pays out 52.2% 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. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 17 more articles in the media than General Mills. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Mondelez International and 33 mentions for General Mills. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat General Mills' score of 0.86 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Mondelez International beats General Mills on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MDLZ) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
