This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. (DOLE) (DOLE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DOLE vs. CALM, FLO, JJSF, TR, THS, JBSS, SENEA, BGS, CVGW, and LWAYShould you be buying (DOLE) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of (DOLE) include Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Flowers Foods (FLO), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), B&G Foods (BGS), Calavo Growers (CVGW), and Lifeway Foods (LWAY). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. (DOLE) vs. Cal-Maine Foods Flowers Foods J&J Snack Foods Tootsie Roll Industries TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods B&G Foods Calavo Growers Lifeway Foods (DOLE) (NYSE:DOLE) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, DOLE or CALM? (DOLE) has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DOLE or CALM? 84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of (DOLE) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DOLE or CALM? Cal-Maine Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than (DOLE). Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than (DOLE), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio(DOLE)$8.25B0.17$124.06M$1.967.57Cal-Maine Foods$3.80B1.20$277.89M$20.234.58 Does the media favor DOLE or CALM? In the previous week, Cal-Maine Foods had 5 more articles in the media than (DOLE). MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods and 9 mentions for (DOLE). Cal-Maine Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat (DOLE)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Cal-Maine Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment (DOLE) 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cal-Maine Foods 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate DOLE or CALM? (DOLE) currently has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus price target of $74.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.62%. Given (DOLE)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe (DOLE) is more favorable than Cal-Maine Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score (DOLE) 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Cal-Maine Foods 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is DOLE or CALM more profitable? Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 20.39% compared to (DOLE)'s net margin of 2.23%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 33.69% beat (DOLE)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets (DOLE)2.23% 8.35% 2.67% Cal-Maine Foods 20.39%33.69%27.35% Is DOLE or CALM a better dividend stock? (DOLE) pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cal-Maine Foods pays an annual dividend of $13.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. (DOLE) pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cal-Maine Foods pays out 68.3% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOLE or CALM? Cal-Maine Foods received 160 more outperform votes than (DOLE) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.81% of users gave (DOLE) an outperform vote while only 52.84% of users gave Cal-Maine Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperform(DOLE)Outperform Votes12859.81% Underperform Votes8640.19% Cal-Maine FoodsOutperform Votes28852.84% Underperform Votes25747.16% SummaryCal-Maine Foods beats (DOLE) on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get (DOLE) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOLE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DOLE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric(DOLE)Agricultural production IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.29B$1.60B$17.32B$18.86BDividend Yield2.35%2.79%2.98%4.15%P/E Ratio7.5712.9115.5332.41Price / Sales0.170.823.9428.58Price / Cash6.289.1316.3917.53Price / BookN/A0.956.314.44Net Income$124.06M$7.79M$734.58M$1.02B (DOLE) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOLE(DOLE)2.9117 of 5 stars$14.73+14.9%$16.67+13.2%+20.3%$1.29B$8.25B7.5734,078CALMCal-Maine Foods3.6725 of 5 stars$90.17-1.4%$74.50-17.4%+57.6%$4.42B$3.80B7.022,980Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFLOFlowers Foods4.3319 of 5 stars$18.18-0.4%$21.00+15.5%-28.2%$3.86B$5.10B15.549,200Positive NewsJJSFJ&J Snack Foods4.1727 of 5 stars$136.93+0.9%$167.50+22.3%-6.6%$2.67B$1.59B31.555,000News CoveragePositive NewsTRTootsie Roll Industries0.397 of 5 stars$31.94+0.5%N/A+4.8%$2.28B$723.22M26.182,000Earnings ReportTHSTreeHouse Foods4.3923 of 5 stars$22.39+1.3%$31.67+41.4%-39.3%$1.12B$3.35B41.467,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son2.051 of 5 stars$67.93-0.8%N/A-31.8%$790.57M$1.12B16.291,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSENEASeneca Foods1.1699 of 5 stars$83.28+0.9%N/A+52.5%$572.97M$1.54B15.203,000BGSB&G Foods2.5243 of 5 stars$6.84+3.3%$8.10+18.4%-38.5%$541.30M$1.93B-20.123,080News CoverageCVGWCalavo Growers4.0354 of 5 stars$26.66+1.9%$35.00+31.3%-0.2%$475.53M$688.32M-444.333,270Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLWAYLifeway Foods1.4568 of 5 stars$23.07-2.7%$26.50+14.9%+9.6%$360.62M$186.82M26.83280Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CALM Alternatives FLO Alternatives JJSF Alternatives TR Alternatives THS Alternatives JBSS Alternatives SENEA Alternatives BGS Alternatives CVGW Alternatives LWAY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DOLE) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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