Sysco (SYY) Competitors

Sysco (NYSE:SYY) and US Foods (NYSE:USFD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Is SYY or USFD more profitable?

Sysco has a net margin of 2.66% compared to US Foods' net margin of 1.41%. Sysco's return on equity of 99.88% beat US Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sysco	2.66%	99.88%	9.03%
US Foods	1.41%	13.08%	4.67%

Do analysts recommend SYY or USFD?

Sysco currently has a consensus target price of $84.56, indicating a potential upside of 11.39%. US Foods has a consensus target price of $60.56, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Sysco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sysco is more favorable than US Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sysco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
US Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SYY or USFD?

Sysco has higher revenue and earnings than US Foods. Sysco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, 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
Sysco	$76.32B	0.50	$1.77B	$4.10	18.51
US Foods	$35.60B	0.38	$506M	$2.03	27.17

Does the media favor SYY or USFD?

In the previous week, US Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Sysco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for US Foods and 11 mentions for Sysco. Sysco's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat US Foods' score of 0.89 indicating that Sysco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sysco	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
US Foods	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SYY or USFD?

83.4% of Sysco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Sysco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of US Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYY or USFD?

Sysco received 70 more outperform votes than US Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave US Foods an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Sysco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sysco	Outperform Votes 493 57.86%	Underperform Votes 359 42.14%
US Foods	Outperform Votes 423 63.90%	Underperform Votes 239 36.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, SYY or USFD?

Sysco has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Foods has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sysco beats US Foods on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.