Hormel Foods (HRL) Competitors

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KHC or HRL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kraft Heinz	$25.85B	1.26	$2.74B	-$4.49	-6.10
Hormel Foods	$11.92B	1.30	$805.04M	$1.36	20.69

Is KHC or HRL a better dividend stock?

Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Kraft Heinz pays out -35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hormel Foods has increased its dividend for 60 consecutive years. Kraft Heinz is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KHC or HRL?

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor KHC or HRL?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 40 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 14 mentions for Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.76 indicating that Hormel Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kraft Heinz	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hormel Foods	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KHC or HRL more profitable?

Hormel Foods has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of -20.83%. Hormel Foods' return on equity of 10.20% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kraft Heinz	-20.83%	7.40%	4.01%
Hormel Foods	6.27%	10.20%	6.11%

Do analysts recommend KHC or HRL?

Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus target price of $30.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.74%. Hormel Foods has a consensus target price of $32.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.76%. Given Hormel Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hormel Foods is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kraft Heinz	3 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Hormel Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Hormel Foods beats Kraft Heinz on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.