BUD vs. MDLZ, UL, DEO, MO, CL, PM, BTI, MNST, EL, and STZ
Should you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Unilever (UL), Diageo (DEO), Altria Group (MO), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Monster Beverage (MNST), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), and Constellation Brands (STZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Mondelez International pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 27.3% 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. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 12 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Mondelez International and 8 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.01 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $80.75, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.70, indicating a potential upside of 6.35%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Mondelez International. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mondelez International has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 8.03%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.11% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Mondelez International received 134 more outperform votes than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.16% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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