MDLZ vs. BUD, DEO, MO, UL, BTI, MNST, EL, STZ, KHC, and KMB
Should you be buying Mondelez International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mondelez International include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo (DEO), Altria Group (MO), Unilever (UL), British American Tobacco (BTI), Monster Beverage (MNST), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), Constellation Brands (STZ), Kraft Heinz (KHC), and Kimberly-Clark (KMB). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 14 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Mondelez International and 7 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Mondelez International's score of 0.75 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mondelez International received 133 more outperform votes than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.14% of users gave Mondelez International an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Mondelez International. Mondelez International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Mondelez International has a net margin of 13.77% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 8.99%. Mondelez International's return on equity of 15.91% beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.01%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.48%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Mondelez International.
Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Mondelez International pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.0% 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.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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