Smithfield Foods (SFD) Competitors $25.94 +0.23 (+0.89%) As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock SFD vs. HSY, K, GIS, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, PPC, CPB, and CAGShould you be buying Smithfield Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smithfield Foods include Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), General Mills (GIS), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Campbell's (CPB), and Conagra Brands (CAG). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Smithfield Foods vs. Its Competitors Hershey Kellanova General Mills Tyson Foods McCormick & Company, Incorporated Hormel Foods J. M. Smucker Pilgrim's Pride Campbell's Conagra Brands Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Is HSY or SFD more profitable? Hershey has a net margin of 13.54% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 0.00%. Hershey's return on equity of 37.36% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hershey13.54% 37.36% 12.73% Smithfield Foods N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer HSY or SFD? Hershey currently has a consensus target price of $170.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.86%. Smithfield Foods has a consensus target price of $28.44, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Smithfield Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smithfield Foods is more favorable than Hershey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hershey 4 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78Smithfield Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10 Does the media refer more to HSY or SFD? In the previous week, Hershey had 40 more articles in the media than Smithfield Foods. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Hershey and 5 mentions for Smithfield Foods. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Smithfield Foods' score of 0.69 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hershey 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Smithfield Foods 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HSY or SFD a better dividend stock? Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Smithfield Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hershey pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smithfield Foods pays out 44.1% 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. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Smithfield Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HSY or SFD? Hershey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smithfield Foods. Smithfield Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hershey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHershey$11.20B3.28$2.22B$7.5324.10Smithfield Foods$14.84B0.69$892.37M$2.2711.43 Do insiders and institutionals believe in HSY or SFD? 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHershey beats Smithfield Foods on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smithfield Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFD 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 SFD 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 SFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmithfield FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.20B$7.39B$16.38B$9.62BDividend Yield3.91%6.47%3.10%4.10%P/E Ratio11.438.3818.7226.05Price / Sales0.6913.4746.66193.75Price / CashN/A7.4514.8858.48Price / BookN/A1.405.816.61Net Income$892.37M$614.40M$687.69M$265.65M7 Day Performance2.53%-4.23%0.61%2.02%1 Month Performance8.40%-7.54%-2.37%-0.31%1 Year PerformanceN/A-27.88%5.22%19.06% Smithfield Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFDSmithfield Foods1.057 of 5 stars$25.94+0.9%$28.44+9.6%N/A$10.20B$14.84B11.4336,500HSYHershey3.9051 of 5 stars$176.66+0.7%$168.83-4.4%-7.2%$35.79B$11.20B23.4520,030Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKKellanova3.265 of 5 stars$80.17+0.1%$83.38+4.0%-0.7%$27.87B$12.75B21.0424,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGISGeneral Mills4.5236 of 5 stars$49.02-0.7%$59.73+21.8%-29.0%$26.59B$19.49B11.9533,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTSNTyson Foods4.7743 of 5 stars$56.09-1.0%$61.33+9.4%-8.6%$19.95B$53.31B25.49138,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.974 of 5 stars$68.49-1.7%$83.00+21.2%-8.2%$18.38B$6.72B23.7814,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHRLHormel Foods4.6077 of 5 stars$28.65+0.2%$32.86+14.7%-8.5%$15.75B$11.92B21.0620,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeSJMJ. M. Smucker4.095 of 5 stars$111.20+0.2%$117.67+5.8%-6.5%$11.84B$8.73B-9.628,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPPCPilgrim's Pride1.1649 of 5 stars$49.47-1.9%$48.67-1.6%+5.0%$11.75B$17.88B9.5361,600Positive NewsCPBCampbell's3.5517 of 5 stars$31.98-0.4%$39.06+22.1%-34.5%$9.53B$9.64B21.1714,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCAGConagra Brands4.8579 of 5 stars$19.44+0.9%$22.58+16.1%-35.5%$9.30B$11.61B8.1318,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hershey Competitors Kellanova Competitors General Mills Competitors Tyson Foods Competitors McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors Hormel Foods Competitors J. M. 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