BF.A vs. IFF, TSN, MKC, CHD, HRL, CELH, CLX, ADM, CAG, and CPB
Should you be buying Brown-Forman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brown-Forman include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Church & Dwight (CHD), Hormel Foods (HRL), Celsius (CELH), Clorox (CLX), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Campbell Soup (CPB). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.A) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 21 more articles in the media than Brown-Forman. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 0 mentions for Brown-Forman. Brown-Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.00 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the media.
96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Brown-Forman shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Brown-Forman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Brown-Forman has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown-Forman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Brown-Forman has a net margin of 22.65% compared to Brown-Forman's net margin of -22.01%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 29.01% beat Brown-Forman's return on equity.
International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus target price of $94.18, indicating a potential downside of 2.42%. Given Brown-Forman's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Brown-Forman.
International Flavors & Fragrances received 335 more outperform votes than Brown-Forman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote while only 55.69% of users gave Brown-Forman an outperform vote.
International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown-Forman pays out 43.3% 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
International Flavors & Fragrances beats Brown-Forman on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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