Tyson Foods (TSN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International received 116 more outperform votes than Tyson Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.36% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 65.53% of users gave Tyson Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mondelez International	Outperform Votes 888 70.36%	Underperform Votes 374 29.64%
Tyson Foods	Outperform Votes 772 65.53%	Underperform Votes 406 34.47%

Which has stronger earnings and 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	$36.44B	2.25	$4.61B	$3.42	18.54
Tyson Foods	$53.31B	0.40	$800M	$2.96	20.21

Which has more volatility and risk, MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.0%. Tyson Foods pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tyson Foods pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Tyson Foods has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate MDLZ or TSN?

Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $69.74, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. Tyson Foods has a consensus price target of $61.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.16%. Given Mondelez International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Tyson Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MDLZ or TSN more profitable?

Mondelez International has a net margin of 12.68% compared to Tyson Foods' net margin of 1.96%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 16.75% beat Tyson Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	12.68%	16.75%	6.38%
Tyson Foods	1.96%	6.87%	3.38%

Does the media favor MDLZ or TSN?

In the previous week, Mondelez International had 40 more articles in the media than Tyson Foods. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Mondelez International and 10 mentions for Tyson Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Mondelez International's score of 1.32 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	39 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tyson Foods	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Mondelez International beats Tyson Foods on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.