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SunOpta (STKL) Competitors

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$7.56 -0.09 (-1.18%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

STKL vs. UVV, ANDE, SAM, JJSF, WLYB, NOMD, WLY, ENR, UTZ, and TR

Should you be buying SunOpta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunOpta include Universal (UVV), Andersons (ANDE), Boston Beer (SAM), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), Nomad Foods (NOMD), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), Energizer (ENR), Utz Brands (UTZ), and Tootsie Roll Industries (TR).

SunOpta vs.

SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL) and Universal (NYSE:UVV) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

85.4% of SunOpta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Universal shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of SunOpta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Universal shares are held 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.

SunOpta received 357 more outperform votes than Universal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave SunOpta an outperform vote while only 58.33% of users gave Universal an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SunOptaOutperform Votes
539
67.54%
Underperform Votes
259
32.46%
UniversalOutperform Votes
182
58.33%
Underperform Votes
130
41.67%

SunOpta has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Universal has a net margin of 4.31% compared to SunOpta's net margin of -2.74%. Universal's return on equity of 8.92% beat SunOpta's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SunOpta-2.74% 7.92% 1.89%
Universal 4.31%8.92%4.43%

In the previous week, Universal had 3 more articles in the media than SunOpta. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Universal and 2 mentions for SunOpta. SunOpta's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Universal's score of 0.89 indicating that SunOpta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SunOpta
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Universal
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Universal has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta. SunOpta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SunOpta$630.30M1.43-$175.02M-$0.18-42.00
Universal$2.75B0.49$119.60M$4.8611.29

SunOpta currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.66%. Given SunOpta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SunOpta is more favorable than Universal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SunOpta
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Universal
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

SunOpta beats Universal on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STKL vs. The Competition

MetricSunOptaFarm IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$913.95M$889.89M$14.91B$8.81B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.68%4.06%
P/E Ratio-42.00N/A23.9717.77
Price / Sales1.431.453.6575.18
Price / Cash21.7721.2019.1432.53
Price / Book5.605.675.894.68
Net Income-$175.02M-$175.02M$581.83M$226.08M
7 Day Performance0.27%1.59%0.02%-1.04%
1 Month Performance28.14%27.08%-3.10%1.04%
1 Year Performance53.66%55.17%9.98%26.28%

SunOpta Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STKL
SunOpta
4.0576 of 5 stars
$7.56
-1.2%
$9.50
+25.7%
+53.3%$913.95M$630.30M-42.001,174Positive News
UVV
Universal
2.1657 of 5 stars
$54.88
-0.1%
N/A+1.7%$1.36B$2.75B11.2927,000
ANDE
Andersons
4.7781 of 5 stars
$47.59
+0.8%
$65.00
+36.6%
-7.6%$1.61B$11.35B13.602,334
SAM
Boston Beer
4.0289 of 5 stars
$309.16
-0.8%
$314.82
+1.8%
-10.1%$3.58B$2.01B45.462,793
JJSF
J&J Snack Foods
4.4054 of 5 stars
$165.06
0.0%
$200.00
+21.2%
-2.7%$3.21B$1.57B37.095,000Dividend Announcement
WLYB
John Wiley & Sons
2.1469 of 5 stars
$50.19
-4.5%
N/A+63.3%$2.85B$1.87B0.009,500Positive News
Gap Down
NOMD
Nomad Foods
4.5714 of 5 stars
$17.10
+1.6%
$24.00
+40.4%
+5.4%$2.74B$3.29B12.867,894Analyst Upgrade
WLY
John Wiley & Sons
1.6712 of 5 stars
$50.07
+0.4%
N/A+63.7%$2.71B$1.87B-25.046,400News Coverage
Positive News
ENR
Energizer
3.9544 of 5 stars
$37.67
+1.1%
$37.63
-0.1%
+19.7%$2.70B$2.96B269.095,080Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
UTZ
Utz Brands
3.0232 of 5 stars
$16.76
+1.0%
$21.22
+26.6%
+29.7%$2.36B$1.44B-88.213,654
TR
Tootsie Roll Industries
0.6063 of 5 stars
$32.40
-0.7%
N/A-5.1%$2.33B$763.25M24.772,300

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This page (NASDAQ:STKL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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