SFD vs. K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, CAG, CPB, SJM, POST, and LANC
Should you be buying Smithfield Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smithfield Foods include Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Post (POST), and Lancaster Colony (LANC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Smithfield Foods vs.
Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) and Kellanova (NYSE:K) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Kellanova had 5 more articles in the media than Smithfield Foods. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kellanova and 13 mentions for Smithfield Foods. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Smithfield Foods' score of 0.27 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kellanova received 339 more outperform votes than Smithfield Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.08% of users gave Smithfield Foods an outperform vote while only 50.24% of users gave Kellanova an outperform vote.
Kellanova has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Smithfield Foods' net margin of 0.00%. Kellanova's return on equity of 37.25% beat Smithfield Foods' return on equity.
Kellanova has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smithfield Foods.
Smithfield Foods currently has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.57%. Kellanova has a consensus price target of $77.96, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Smithfield Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Smithfield Foods is more favorable than Kellanova.
83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Smithfield Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kellanova beats Smithfield Foods on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SFD) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
