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HSY vs. MDLZ, GIS, K, TSN, MKC, HRL, PPC, SJM, CAG, and CPB

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), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Campbell Soup (CPB). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Hershey vs.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Mondelez International presently has a consensus target price of $70.05, suggesting a potential upside of 3.88%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $163.35, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Hershey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mondelez International
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
Hershey
5 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

Mondelez International received 286 more outperform votes than Hershey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.21% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 50.76% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mondelez InternationalOutperform Votes
891
70.21%
Underperform Votes
378
29.79%
HersheyOutperform Votes
605
50.76%
Underperform Votes
587
49.24%

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 13 more articles in the media than Hershey. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Mondelez International and 33 mentions for Hershey. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Hershey's score of 0.95 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mondelez International
40 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hershey
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mondelez International12.68% 16.75% 6.38%
Hershey 19.83%44.77%15.14%

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 50.3% 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. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Hershey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International$36.44B2.39$4.61B$3.4219.72
Hershey$11.20B3.01$2.22B$10.9015.29

Summary

Mondelez International beats Hershey on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HSY vs. The Competition

MetricHersheySugar & confectionery products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$33.72B$7.86B$17.41B$18.70B
Dividend Yield3.34%3.09%3.00%4.16%
P/E Ratio15.2912.5015.4731.63
Price / Sales3.011.484.6027.51
Price / Cash14.2311.3916.3917.53
Price / Book7.152.706.334.36
Net Income$2.22B$516.67M$734.58M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.33%5.30%13.94%2.44%
1 Month Performance-0.46%1.66%4.12%-6.11%
1 Year Performance-10.95%-29.81%-1.50%1.70%

Hershey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSY
Hershey
3.8371 of 5 stars
$166.61
-0.5%
$163.35
-2.0%
-11.0%$33.72B$11.20B15.2919,900Upcoming Earnings
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.1836 of 5 stars
$67.16
-0.2%
$70.80
+5.4%
-4.7%$86.87B$36.44B19.6491,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
GIS
General Mills
4.3033 of 5 stars
$57.37
-0.2%
$65.69
+14.5%
-19.1%$31.62B$19.64B12.4732,500Analyst Forecast
Positive News
K
Kellanova
3.0986 of 5 stars
$82.19
-0.2%
$77.96
-5.1%
+42.5%$28.37B$12.75B21.2430,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Positive News
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.3653 of 5 stars
$60.33
-1.4%
$61.78
+2.4%
+1.7%$21.49B$53.61B20.38142,000Positive News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.265 of 5 stars
$74.32
-1.3%
$83.14
+11.9%
+2.3%$19.93B$6.73B25.3714,200Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
3.4619 of 5 stars
$30.18
-1.3%
$32.33
+7.1%
-12.3%$16.60B$11.91B20.6720,000Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.4905 of 5 stars
$53.34
-1.3%
$48.40
-9.3%
+52.8%$12.66B$17.88B11.7061,500Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
3.916 of 5 stars
$115.29
-1.0%
$125.67
+9.0%
-0.1%$12.27B$8.79B23.346,700Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.5204 of 5 stars
$25.27
-0.2%
$27.90
+10.4%
-19.4%$12.06B$11.74B24.7718,000Positive News
CPB
Campbell Soup
3.626 of 5 stars
$37.45
-0.2%
$44.86
+19.8%
-16.5%$11.17B$10.12B20.4614,700Analyst Forecast
Positive News

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