MKC vs. HSY, GIS, K, TSN, HRL, CPB, CAG, PPC, SJM, and POST
Should you be buying McCormick & Company, Incorporated stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated include Hershey (HSY), General Mills (GIS), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Campbell Soup (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated vs.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Hershey (NYSE:HSY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Hershey had 26 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Hershey and 11 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Hershey's score of 0.29 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hershey has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hershey pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hershey pays out 63.1% 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 37 consecutive years and Hershey has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated currently has a consensus target price of $79.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.57%. Hershey has a consensus target price of $189.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.77%. Given Hershey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hershey is more favorable than McCormick & Company, Incorporated.
Hershey received 145 more outperform votes than McCormick & Company, Incorporated when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.86% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote while only 52.02% of users gave Hershey an outperform vote.
Hershey has higher revenue and earnings than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Hershey 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.
79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Hershey shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hershey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hershey has a net margin of 16.17% compared to McCormick & Company, Incorporated's net margin of 11.87%. Hershey's return on equity of 43.24% beat McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity.
Summary
McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Hershey tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKC) was last updated on 11/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
