MKC vs. MDLZ, GIS, HSY, K, TSN, HRL, CAG, CPB, SJM, and PPC
Should you be buying McCormick & Company, Incorporated stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated vs.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Mondelez International pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 61.2% 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 McCormick & Company, Incorporated has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $74.93, suggesting a potential upside of 29.51%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus target price of $82.63, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 10.58%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 17.53% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McCormick & Company, Incorporated, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mondelez International received 420 more outperform votes than McCormick & Company, Incorporated when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.62% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 21 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Mondelez International and 12 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's score of 0.51 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Mondelez International beats McCormick & Company, Incorporated on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
