Nomad Foods (NOMD) Competitors $17.10 +0.27 (+1.60%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NOMD vs. LW, BRBR, FRPT, BRFS, UTZ, KLG, VITL, OTLY, BYND, and MAMAShould you be buying Nomad Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nomad Foods include Lamb Weston (LW), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Freshpet (FRPT), BRF (BRFS), Utz Brands (UTZ), WK Kellogg (KLG), Vital Farms (VITL), Oatly Group (OTLY), Beyond Meat (BYND), and Mama's Creations (MAMA). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry. Nomad Foods vs. Lamb Weston BellRing Brands Freshpet BRF Utz Brands WK Kellogg Vital Farms Oatly Group Beyond Meat Mama's Creations Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both 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. Does the media favor NOMD or LW? In the previous week, Nomad Foods had 8 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Nomad Foods and 13 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Nomad Foods' score of 0.21 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nomad Foods 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lamb Weston 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NOMD or LW a better dividend stock? Nomad Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Lamb Weston pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nomad Foods pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamb Weston pays out 33.8% 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. Is NOMD or LW more profitable? Lamb Weston has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Nomad Foods' net margin of 6.54%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 34.33% beat Nomad Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nomad Foods6.54% 10.38% 4.25% Lamb Weston 9.57%34.33%8.30% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOMD or LW? Lamb Weston received 79 more outperform votes than Nomad Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave Lamb Weston an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave Nomad Foods an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNomad FoodsOutperform Votes26662.30% Underperform Votes16137.70% Lamb WestonOutperform Votes34564.01% Underperform Votes19435.99% Which has better earnings and valuation, NOMD or LW? Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNomad Foods$3.29B0.85$208.56M$1.3312.86Lamb Weston$6.47B1.68$725.50M$4.2617.87 Do analysts rate NOMD or LW? Nomad Foods currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $82.22, indicating a potential upside of 8.03%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Lamb Weston.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nomad Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOMD or LW? 75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Lamb Weston 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 more volatility and risk, NOMD or LW? Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLamb Weston beats Nomad Foods on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. Get Nomad Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOMD 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 NOMD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNomad FoodsFood & kindred products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.79B$15.35B$14.53B$19.87BDividend Yield3.64%4.42%2.68%3.53%P/E Ratio12.8612.9423.9742.89Price / Sales0.851.713.6918.10Price / Cash7.1813.1619.1417.86Price / Book1.062.555.895.52Net Income$208.56M$707.61M$581.83M$986.45M7 Day Performance5.23%-6.29%-0.53%-0.22%1 Month Performance-5.05%-15.44%-3.91%0.12%1 Year Performance5.39%40.51%9.45%23.71% Nomad Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOMDNomad Foods4.7783 of 5 stars$17.10+1.6%$24.00+40.4%+5.4%$2.74B$3.29B12.867,894Analyst UpgradeLWLamb Weston4.491 of 5 stars$76.11+1.4%$82.22+8.0%-21.8%$10.70B$6.47B17.8710,700Positive NewsBRBRBellRing 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%$7.59B$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 UpgradeUTZUtz Brands3.0232 of 5 stars$16.76+1.0%$21.22+26.6%+29.7%$2.36B$1.44B-88.213,654KLGWK Kellogg1.7882 of 5 stars$17.08-0.7%$18.88+10.5%+52.2%$1.48B$2.76B21.903,150VITLVital Farms4.4747 of 5 stars$30.13flat$39.20+30.1%+134.1%$1.32B$471.86M26.90290OTLYOatly Group2.0438 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-1.23880MAMAMama's Creations2.9129 of 5 stars$8.44+1.2%$10.00+18.5%+131.9%$313.40M$103.28M64.93N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LW Competitors BRBR Competitors FRPT Competitors BRFS Competitors UTZ Competitors KLG Competitors VITL Competitors OTLY Competitors BYND Competitors MAMA Competitors 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:NOMD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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