BGS vs. THS, JBSS, SENEA, CVGW, LWAY, HAIN, FARM, MDLZ, HSY, and GIS
Should you be buying B&G Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of B&G Foods include TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Calavo Growers (CVGW), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Bros. (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), and General Mills (GIS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
B&G Foods vs.
B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 14 more articles in the media than B&G Foods. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 7 mentions for B&G Foods. B&G Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.14 indicating that B&G Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TreeHouse Foods received 135 more outperform votes than B&G Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.75% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 53.80% of users gave B&G Foods an outperform vote.
TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than B&G Foods. B&G Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
B&G Foods currently has a consensus target price of $8.10, suggesting a potential upside of 29.19%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential upside of 44.00%. Given TreeHouse Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than B&G Foods.
66.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of B&G Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
B&G Foods has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of 0.80% compared to B&G Foods' net margin of -1.34%. B&G Foods' return on equity of 6.97% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.
Summary
TreeHouse Foods beats B&G Foods on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BGS) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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