McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MKC or MDLZ?

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MKC or MDLZ?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.72B	3.23	$788.50M	$2.93	27.68
Mondelez International	$36.44B	2.29	$4.61B	$3.42	18.89

Do analysts rate MKC or MDLZ?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.25%. Mondelez International has a consensus target price of $69.70, indicating a potential upside of 7.89%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Mondelez International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Is MKC or MDLZ more profitable?

Mondelez International has a net margin of 12.68% compared to McCormick & Company, Incorporated's net margin of 11.73%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 16.75% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.73%	14.89%	6.10%
Mondelez International	12.68%	16.75%	6.38%

Does the media favor MKC or MDLZ?

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 5 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Mondelez International and 32 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's score of 1.21 indicating that Mondelez International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mondelez International	31 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MKC or MDLZ?

Mondelez International received 427 more outperform votes than McCormick & Company, Incorporated when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.39% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	Outperform Votes 462 57.75%	Underperform Votes 338 42.25%
Mondelez International	Outperform Votes 889 70.39%	Underperform Votes 374 29.61%

Is MKC or MDLZ a better dividend stock?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 55.0% 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. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, MKC or MDLZ?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mondelez International beats McCormick & Company, Incorporated on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.