Lamb Weston (LW) Competitors $76.11 +1.04 (+1.39%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LW vs. KHC, BRBR, FRPT, BRFS, NOMD, UTZ, KLG, VITL, OTLY, and BYNDShould you be buying Lamb Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamb Weston include Kraft Heinz (KHC), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Freshpet (FRPT), BRF (BRFS), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Utz Brands (UTZ), WK Kellogg (KLG), Vital Farms (VITL), Oatly Group (OTLY), and Beyond Meat (BYND). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry. Lamb Weston vs. Kraft Heinz BellRing Brands Freshpet BRF Nomad Foods Utz Brands WK Kellogg Vital Farms Oatly Group Beyond Meat Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is KHC or LW a better dividend stock? Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kraft Heinz pays out 144.1% 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 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor KHC or LW? In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 25 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 14 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Kraft Heinz's score of 0.36 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kraft Heinz 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lamb Weston 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend KHC or LW? Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus price target of $36.55, suggesting a potential upside of 18.35%. Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $82.22, suggesting a potential upside of 8.03%. Given Kraft Heinz's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kraft Heinz is more favorable than Lamb Weston.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kraft Heinz 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, KHC or LW? Kraft Heinz has higher revenue and earnings than Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kraft Heinz, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKraft Heinz$26.64B1.40$2.86B$1.1127.82Lamb Weston$6.47B1.68$725.50M$4.2617.87 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KHC or LW? 78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Lamb Weston shares are held 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 KHC or LW more profitable? Lamb Weston has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of 5.24%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 34.33% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kraft Heinz5.24% 7.46% 4.10% Lamb Weston 9.57%34.33%8.30% Which has more volatility & risk, KHC or LW? Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KHC or LW? Kraft Heinz received 291 more outperform votes than Lamb Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.90% of users gave Kraft Heinz an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Lamb Weston an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKraft HeinzOutperform Votes63664.90% Underperform Votes34435.10% Lamb WestonOutperform Votes34564.01% Underperform Votes19435.99% SummaryLamb Weston beats Kraft Heinz on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get Lamb Weston News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLamb WestonCanned, frozen, & preserved fruits, vegetables, & food special IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.70B$6.90B$14.91B$19.85BDividend Yield1.92%2.76%2.68%3.52%P/E Ratio17.8718.9723.9742.73Price / Sales1.683.803.6519.27Price / Cash10.3614.2419.1417.86Price / Book6.156.675.895.52Net Income$725.50M$471.65M$581.83M$986.45M7 Day Performance-5.35%-2.37%0.02%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.55%5.47%-3.10%1.05%1 Year Performance-22.43%26.51%9.98%24.67% Lamb Weston Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWLamb Weston4.4068 of 5 stars$76.11+1.4%$82.22+8.0%-21.8%$10.70B$6.47B17.8710,700Positive NewsKHCKraft Heinz4.5058 of 5 stars$30.88+1.0%$36.55+18.3%-8.6%$37.34B$26.64B27.8236,000Analyst ForecastBRBRBellRing Brands3.54 of 5 stars$74.38+1.5%$73.93-0.6%+63.8%$9.61B$1.67B44.54380Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFRPTFreshpet3.2771 of 5 stars$153.00-2.2%$157.80+3.1%+119.8%$7.43B$766.90M171.911,083Analyst DowngradePositive NewsBRFSBRF3.7779 of 5 stars$4.25+1.0%$10.70+151.8%+47.6%$4.56B$9.53B9.8896,667Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNOMDNomad Foods4.5714 of 5 stars$17.10+1.6%$24.00+40.4%+5.4%$2.74B$3.29B12.867,894Analyst UpgradeUTZUtz Brands3.0232 of 5 stars$16.76+1.0%$21.22+26.6%+29.7%$2.36B$1.44B-88.213,654KLGWK Kellogg2.1655 of 5 stars$17.08-0.7%$18.88+10.5%+52.2%$1.47B$2.76B21.903,150VITLVital Farms4.4747 of 5 stars$30.13flat$39.20+30.1%+134.1%$1.32B$471.86M26.90290OTLYOatly Group2.0429 of 5 stars$0.67+3.1%$1.27+90.4%-15.0%$381.14M$783.35M0.001,548BYNDBeyond Meat1.4596 of 5 stars$5.15+5.5%$5.50+6.8%-22.8%$335.78M$343.38M-1.23880 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KHC Alternatives BRBR Alternatives FRPT Alternatives BRFS Alternatives NOMD Alternatives UTZ Alternatives KLG Alternatives VITL Alternatives OTLY Alternatives BYND Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LW) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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