HRL vs. GIS, HSY, K, MKC, TSN, CAG, CPB, SJM, PPC, and POST
Should you be buying Hormel Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hormel Foods include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Hormel Foods vs.
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.
In the previous week, General Mills had 28 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for General Mills and 8 mentions for Hormel Foods. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Hormel Foods' score of 0.47 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
General Mills has a net margin of 13.08% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 6.75%. General Mills' return on equity of 27.55% beat Hormel Foods' return on equity.
Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
General Mills received 199 more outperform votes than Hormel Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.45% of users gave Hormel Foods an outperform vote while only 54.03% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Hormel Foods. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hormel Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Hormel Foods pays out 79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Mills pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Hormel Foods currently has a consensus target price of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.89%. General Mills has a consensus target price of $70.94, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given General Mills' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Mills is more favorable than Hormel Foods.
Summary
General Mills beats Hormel Foods on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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