WK Kellogg (KLG) Competitors

WK Kellogg (NYSE:KLG) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, KLG or LW?

Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than WK Kellogg. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WK Kellogg, 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
WK Kellogg	$2.71B	0.74	$72M	$0.37	62.38
Lamb Weston	$6.45B	1.11	$357.20M	$2.51	20.50

Is KLG or LW more profitable?

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 5.54% compared to WK Kellogg's net margin of 1.31%. WK Kellogg's return on equity of 31.94% beat Lamb Weston's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WK Kellogg	1.31%	31.94%	5.21%
Lamb Weston	5.54%	27.99%	6.43%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KLG or LW?

95.7% of WK Kellogg shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of WK Kellogg shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KLG or LW a better dividend stock?

WK Kellogg pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. WK Kellogg pays out 178.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamb Weston pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WK Kellogg has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Lamb Weston has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Lamb Weston is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend KLG or LW?

WK Kellogg presently has a consensus target price of $20.57, suggesting a potential downside of 10.87%. Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 30.97%. Given Lamb Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than WK Kellogg.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WK Kellogg	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Lamb Weston	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media refer more to KLG or LW?

In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 7 more articles in the media than WK Kellogg. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lamb Weston and 7 mentions for WK Kellogg. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat WK Kellogg's score of 0.25 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WK Kellogg	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lamb Weston	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, KLG or LW?

WK Kellogg has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lamb Weston beats WK Kellogg on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.