Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Competitors $51.34 +1.01 (+2.01%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PPC vs. SAFM, GIS, HSY, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, CPB, CAG, and SJMShould you be buying Pilgrim's Pride stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pilgrim's Pride include Sanderson Farms (SAFM), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Campbell Soup (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), and J. M. Smucker (SJM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Pilgrim's Pride vs. Sanderson Farms General Mills Hershey Kellanova Tyson Foods McCormick & Company, Incorporated Hormel Foods Campbell Soup Conagra Brands J. M. Smucker Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is PPC or SAFM more profitable? Sanderson Farms has a net margin of 15.34% compared to Pilgrim's Pride's net margin of 5.46%. Sanderson Farms' return on equity of 43.58% beat Pilgrim's Pride's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pilgrim's Pride5.46% 29.92% 10.97% Sanderson Farms 15.34%43.58%34.81% Does the media prefer PPC or SAFM? In the previous week, Pilgrim's Pride had 5 more articles in the media than Sanderson Farms. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pilgrim's Pride and 0 mentions for Sanderson Farms. Pilgrim's Pride's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Sanderson Farms' score of 0.39 indicating that Pilgrim's Pride is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Pilgrim's Pride Very Positive Sanderson Farms Neutral Do analysts recommend PPC or SAFM? Pilgrim's Pride presently has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.38%. Given Pilgrim's Pride's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pilgrim's Pride is more favorable than Sanderson Farms.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pilgrim's Pride 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Sanderson Farms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, PPC or SAFM? Pilgrim's Pride has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanderson Farms has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PPC or SAFM? Sanderson Farms received 88 more outperform votes than Pilgrim's Pride when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.77% of users gave Sanderson Farms an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave Pilgrim's Pride an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPilgrim's PrideOutperform Votes35259.97% Underperform Votes23540.03% Sanderson FarmsOutperform Votes44066.77% Underperform Votes21933.23% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PPC or SAFM? Sanderson Farms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pilgrim's Pride. Sanderson Farms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pilgrim's Pride, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPilgrim's Pride$17.36B0.70$321.57M$4.1412.40Sanderson Farms$4.80B0.95$455.09M$38.655.28 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PPC or SAFM? 16.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Sanderson Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 82.6% of Pilgrim's Pride shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Sanderson Farms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPilgrim's Pride and Sanderson Farms tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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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 PPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPilgrim's PridePoultry slaughtering & processing IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.17B$17.53B$14.60B$8.74BDividend YieldN/A3.05%2.68%4.08%P/E Ratio12.4020.4919.4513.48Price / Sales0.700.574.3287.67Price / Cash14.6511.9020.7835.24Price / Book2.892.065.895.93Net Income$321.57M-$163.22M$582.17M$225.73M7 Day Performance-4.61%1.66%-0.67%-1.34%1 Month Performance12.98%10.28%-2.71%1.15%1 Year Performance97.23%64.60%10.46%24.02% Pilgrim's Pride Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPCPilgrim's Pride2.2467 of 5 stars$51.34+2.0%$45.50-11.4%+97.8%$12.17B$17.36B12.4061,200Positive NewsSAFMSanderson FarmsN/A$204.00flatN/A+0.0%$4.55B$4.80B5.2817,662Analyst ForecastGISGeneral Mills4.6905 of 5 stars$63.21-2.3%$72.67+15.0%-2.8%$35.09B$19.86B15.0534,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHSYHershey4.2603 of 5 stars$170.92-4.5%$189.33+10.8%-12.7%$34.58B$11.16B19.6920,505Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeKKellanova3.6134 of 5 stars$80.57-0.3%$76.35-5.2%+54.3%$27.77B$13.12B27.6923,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.5055 of 5 stars$64.32+0.5%$60.67-5.7%+33.1%$22.89B$53.31B28.59139,000Analyst ForecastInsider SellingMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.3361 of 5 stars$73.97-1.3%$79.57+7.6%+12.0%$19.85B$6.66B25.1613,800Insider SellingNews CoveragePositive NewsHRLHormel Foods4.1691 of 5 stars$29.21-3.9%$31.57+8.1%-10.6%$16.02B$12.11B20.5720,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageCPBCampbell Soup3.4742 of 5 stars$43.15-2.9%$51.58+19.5%+4.9%$12.84B$9.64B22.8314,400Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCAGConagra Brands4.2221 of 5 stars$26.70-2.7%$31.63+18.4%-4.9%$12.74B$12.05B25.9218,500News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSJMJ. M. Smucker4.8739 of 5 stars$106.92-2.5%$127.09+18.9%-3.9%$11.38B$8.18B15.129,000Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAFM Competitors GIS Competitors HSY Competitors K Competitors TSN Competitors MKC Competitors HRL Competitors CPB Competitors CAG Competitors SJM 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:PPC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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