Post (POST) Competitors $117.51 -0.54 (-0.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.94 +2.43 (+2.07%) As of 06:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock POST vs. MKC, TSN, HRL, CAG, PPC, SJM, CPB, SFD, LANC, and CALMShould you be buying Post stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Post include McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), Campbell Soup (CPB), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Lancaster Colony (LANC), and Cal-Maine Foods (CALM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Post vs. McCormick & Company, Incorporated Tyson Foods Hormel Foods Conagra Brands Pilgrim's Pride J. M. Smucker Campbell Soup Smithfield Foods Lancaster Colony Cal-Maine Foods Post (NYSE:POST) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, POST or MKC? McCormick & Company, Incorporated has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Post. Post 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPost$7.93B0.84$366.90M$6.0719.36McCormick & Company, Incorporated$6.73B3.04$788.50M$2.9126.24 Is POST or MKC more profitable? McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Post's net margin of 4.94%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity of 14.89% beat Post's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Post4.94% 10.48% 3.34% McCormick & Company, Incorporated 11.73%14.89%6.10% Do analysts rate POST or MKC? Post presently has a consensus target price of $127.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus target price of $83.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.88%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Post.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Post 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83McCormick & Company, Incorporated 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has more risk and volatility, POST or MKC? Post has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POST or MKC? 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor POST or MKC? In the previous week, Post had 90 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 115 mentions for Post and 25 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Post's score of 0.12 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Post 28 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McCormick & Company, Incorporated 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor POST or MKC? McCormick & Company, Incorporated received 37 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPostOutperform Votes42567.46% Underperform Votes20532.54% McCormick & Company, IncorporatedOutperform Votes46257.68% Underperform Votes33942.32% SummaryMcCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Post on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Post News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POST 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 POST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPostGrain mill products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.64B$9.15B$16.49B$17.69BDividend YieldN/A3.12%2.87%3.79%P/E Ratio19.3619.4915.5429.96Price / Sales0.841.392.4124.26Price / Cash7.4838.0416.3917.54Price / Book1.704.536.504.13Net Income$366.90M$607.71M$731.75M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.17%-1.02%-4.49%-8.68%1 Month Performance4.23%-1.32%-4.96%-9.64%1 Year Performance15.78%1.29%-4.06%-4.93% Post Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POSTPost3.0209 of 5 stars$117.51-0.5%$127.50+8.5%+13.4%$6.64B$7.93B19.3610,400Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated3.4619 of 5 stars$80.35+0.2%$83.75+4.2%+5.8%$21.54B$6.72B27.4214,200Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.4075 of 5 stars$60.39-0.1%$61.10+1.2%+9.8%$21.51B$53.61B20.40138,000Positive NewsGap DownHRLHormel Foods3.3953 of 5 stars$29.29-2.3%$31.80+8.6%-9.6%$16.10B$11.91B20.0620,000Positive NewsCAGConagra Brands3.3666 of 5 stars$25.76+0.3%$28.20+9.5%-8.1%$12.29B$11.93B25.2518,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeNews CoveragePPCPilgrim's Pride1.1421 of 5 stars$50.78+3.1%$46.33-8.8%+47.1%$12.04B$17.88B11.1461,500Positive NewsSJMJ. M. Smucker3.8221 of 5 stars$111.76+1.9%$125.67+12.4%-1.1%$11.89B$8.79B22.629,000Positive NewsCPBCampbell Soup3.2733 of 5 stars$38.05-0.1%$44.86+17.9%-7.3%$11.35B$10.12B20.7914,400News CoveragePositive NewsSFDSmithfield Foods3.6152 of 5 stars$19.60+2.9%$27.86+42.1%N/A$7.71B$14.19B0.0037,417LANCLancaster Colony4.5473 of 5 stars$175.87+0.3%$211.33+20.2%-14.6%$4.85B$1.90B30.913,400News CoveragePositive NewsCALMCal-Maine Foods2.974 of 5 stars$93.20+4.5%$74.50-20.1%+52.3%$4.57B$3.08B7.252,980Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors Tyson Foods Competitors Hormel Foods Competitors Conagra Brands Competitors Pilgrim's Pride Competitors J. M. 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