HSY vs. MDLZ, GIS, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, CAG, CPB, and SJM
Should you be buying Hershey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hershey include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), and J. M. Smucker (SJM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
Hershey vs.
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.
Hershey has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Hershey. Hershey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 25 more articles in the media than Hershey. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Mondelez International and 26 mentions for Hershey. Hershey's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.96 indicating that Hershey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hershey presently has a consensus price target of $164.15, indicating a potential downside of 8.18%. Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $69.74, indicating a potential upside of 6.02%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Hershey.
Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hershey pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 55.0% 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. Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Hershey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hershey has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 12.68%. Hershey's return on equity of 44.77% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Mondelez International received 283 more outperform votes than Hershey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.36% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 50.97% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Hershey on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HSY) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
