CAG vs. GIS, HSY, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, CPB, PPC, SJM, and POST
Should you be buying Conagra Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Conagra Brands include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Campbell Soup (CPB), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Conagra Brands vs.
General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings.
General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Conagra Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. General Mills pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conagra Brands pays out 135.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
General Mills received 52 more outperform votes than Conagra Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.56% of users gave Conagra Brands an outperform vote while only 54.23% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Conagra Brands. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, General Mills had 20 more articles in the media than Conagra Brands. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for General Mills and 14 mentions for Conagra Brands. Conagra Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat General Mills' score of 0.68 indicating that Conagra Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
General Mills has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
General Mills has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Conagra Brands' net margin of 4.14%. General Mills' return on equity of 26.85% beat Conagra Brands' return on equity.
General Mills currently has a consensus target price of $72.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.90%. Conagra Brands has a consensus target price of $31.63, indicating a potential upside of 16.61%. Given Conagra Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than General Mills.
Summary
General Mills beats Conagra Brands on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CAG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
