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Kellanova (K) Competitors

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$80.64 +0.14 (+0.17%)
(As of 02:39 PM ET)

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

Should you be buying Kellanova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kellanova include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), and J. M. Smucker (SJM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Kellanova vs.

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

Kellanova has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

83.9% of Kellanova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kellanova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mondelez International received 348 more outperform votes than Kellanova when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.66% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 50.57% of users gave Kellanova an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KellanovaOutperform Votes
531
50.57%
Underperform Votes
519
49.43%
Mondelez InternationalOutperform Votes
879
70.66%
Underperform Votes
365
29.34%

Kellanova pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kellanova pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondelez International pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Mondelez International has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Kellanova's net margin of 7.85%. Kellanova's return on equity of 37.05% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kellanova7.85% 37.05% 8.27%
Mondelez International 10.58%17.53%6.70%

In the previous week, Kellanova had 8 more articles in the media than Mondelez International. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Kellanova and 11 mentions for Mondelez International. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.56 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kellanova
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mondelez International
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kellanova presently has a consensus target price of $76.35, suggesting a potential downside of 5.21%. Mondelez International has a consensus target price of $79.07, suggesting a potential upside of 33.57%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kellanova
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07
Mondelez International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Kellanova. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kellanova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kellanova$12.80B2.17$951M$2.9127.68
Mondelez International$36.15B2.19$4.96B$2.8220.99

Summary

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

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K vs. The Competition

MetricKellanovaGrain mill products IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$27.76B$9.71B$8.36B$19.13B
Dividend Yield2.84%3.14%2.87%3.65%
P/E Ratio27.6829.0118.3941.18
Price / Sales2.171.8716.1017.41
Price / Cash17.9350.3633.4421.28
Price / Book8.145.405.545.31
Net Income$951M$562.96M$267.23M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-0.14%-3.21%-1.26%-3.46%
1 Month Performance-0.78%-3.37%-0.84%-5.01%
1 Year Performance47.83%23.35%10.36%11.24%

Kellanova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
K
Kellanova
2.8973 of 5 stars
$80.64
+0.2%
$76.35
-5.3%
+47.8%$27.80B$12.80B27.7123,000Analyst Forecast
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4.7688 of 5 stars
$62.04
+0.2%
$79.07
+27.5%
-16.6%$82.96B$36.15B21.9691,000
GIS
General Mills
4.5591 of 5 stars
$66.29
-0.6%
$73.00
+10.1%
-1.4%$36.80B$19.80B15.8834,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
HSY
Hershey
3.9588 of 5 stars
$178.02
-2.8%
$185.17
+4.0%
-6.7%$36.02B$10.97B21.0920,505Analyst Forecast
Positive News
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.881 of 5 stars
$80.88
+0.4%
$81.00
+0.1%
+16.2%$21.70B$6.68B27.4013,800
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.6265 of 5 stars
$60.24
-0.4%
$60.67
+0.7%
+11.7%$21.44B$53.31B26.88138,000Positive News
HRL
Hormel Foods
3.6807 of 5 stars
$32.78
-0.5%
$31.29
-4.6%
-0.3%$18.00B$11.92B22.5620,000
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.5683 of 5 stars
$28.11
-0.3%
$31.50
+12.1%
-5.4%$13.42B$11.94B27.3818,500Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CPB
Campbell Soup
3.1733 of 5 stars
$42.99
flat
$50.92
+18.4%
-3.5%$12.82B$9.64B23.4914,400
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.298 of 5 stars
$51.81
+3.7%
$45.50
-12.2%
+72.0%$12.29B$17.36B12.0761,200Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.4014 of 5 stars
$113.82
+0.3%
$128.56
+12.9%
-11.9%$12.11B$8.18B22.989,000Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:K) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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