SJM vs. GIS, HSY, K, MKC, TSN, HRL, PPC, CAG, CPB, and SFD
Should you be buying J. M. Smucker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J. M. Smucker include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), Hormel Foods (HRL), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), and Smithfield Foods (SFD). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.
J. M. Smucker vs.
J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and General Mills (NYSE:GIS) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, General Mills had 28 more articles in the media than J. M. Smucker. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for General Mills and 15 mentions for J. M. Smucker. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat J. M. Smucker's score of 0.53 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Mills has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. J. M. Smucker pays out 87.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Mills pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
General Mills has a net margin of 13.08% compared to J. M. Smucker's net margin of 5.96%. General Mills' return on equity of 27.55% beat J. M. Smucker's return on equity.
J. M. Smucker received 36 more outperform votes than General Mills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.21% of users gave J. M. Smucker an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.
81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of General Mills shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of General Mills shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus target price of $126.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.23%. General Mills has a consensus target price of $69.88, suggesting a potential upside of 14.52%. Given J. M. Smucker's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than General Mills.
General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than J. M. Smucker. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J. M. Smucker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
General Mills beats J. M. Smucker on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SJM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
