Ingredion (INGR) Competitors

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, INGR or VITL?

Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Ingredion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Farms, 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
Ingredion	$7.43B	1.19	$647M	$9.48	14.49
Vital Farms	$606.31M	2.89	$53.39M	$1.12	35.07

Does the media favor INGR or VITL?

In the previous week, Ingredion had 2 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ingredion and 7 mentions for Vital Farms. Ingredion's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Vital Farms' score of 0.54 indicating that Ingredion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingredion	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Farms	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, INGR or VITL?

Ingredion has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INGR or VITL more profitable?

Ingredion has a net margin of 8.53% compared to Vital Farms' net margin of 8.26%. Ingredion's return on equity of 19.75% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingredion	8.53%	19.75%	10.33%
Vital Farms	8.26%	19.53%	14.63%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INGR or VITL?

85.3% of Ingredion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ingredion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer INGR or VITL?

Ingredion currently has a consensus price target of $152.20, suggesting a potential upside of 10.81%. Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $44.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Vital Farms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Ingredion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingredion	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Summary

Vital Farms beats Ingredion on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.