Post (POST) Competitors

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.66B	3.17	$680.60M	$2.94	26.79
Post	$6.99B	0.92	$301.30M	$5.37	20.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated received 38 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.63% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave McCormick & Company, Incorporated an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	Outperform Votes 460 57.86%	Underperform Votes 335 42.14%
Post	Outperform Votes 422 67.63%	Underperform Votes 202 32.37%

Which has more risk and volatility, MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MKC or POST more profitable?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Post's net margin of 4.46%. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's return on equity of 15.30% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.87%	15.30%	6.23%
Post	4.46%	10.91%	3.58%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MKC or POST?

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Post shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MKC or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 28 more articles in the media than McCormick & Company, Incorporated. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Post and 6 mentions for McCormick & Company, Incorporated. McCormick & Company, Incorporated's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Post's score of -0.07 indicating that McCormick & Company, Incorporated is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate MKC or POST?

McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus target price of $79.57, suggesting a potential upside of 1.04%. Post has a consensus target price of $124.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.33%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Post 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Post on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.