Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts prefer MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $74.93, indicating a potential upside of 29.51%. Tyson Foods has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Tyson Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Does the media refer more to MDLZ or TSN?

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 26 more articles in the media than Tyson Foods. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Mondelez International and 10 mentions for Tyson Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.75 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mondelez International	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tyson Foods	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tyson Foods. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyson 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
Mondelez International	$36.02B	2.15	$4.96B	$2.82	20.52
Tyson Foods	$53.31B	0.37	$800M	$2.25	24.77

Is MDLZ or TSN more profitable?

Mondelez International has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Tyson Foods' net margin of 1.50%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 17.53% beat Tyson Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	10.58%	17.53%	6.70%
Tyson Foods	1.50%	6.03%	2.96%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MDLZ or TSN?

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MDLZ or TSN a better dividend stock?

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tyson Foods pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Mondelez International pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tyson Foods pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Tyson Foods has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Tyson Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International received 111 more outperform votes than Tyson Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.62% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 65.78% of users gave Tyson Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mondelez International	Outperform Votes 882 70.62%	Underperform Votes 367 29.38%
Tyson Foods	Outperform Votes 771 65.78%	Underperform Votes 401 34.22%

Summary

Mondelez International beats Tyson Foods on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.