BUD vs. MDLZ, UL, DEO, MO, BTI, MNST, EL, STZ, KHC, and KMB
Should you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Mondelez International (MDLZ), Unilever (UL), Diageo (DEO), Altria Group (MO), 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
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. Mondelez International has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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 net margin of 13.77% compared to Mondelez International's net margin of 8.99%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.91% beat Mondelez International's return on equity.
Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $71.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Given Mondelez International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Mondelez International.
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.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 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.
In the previous week, Mondelez International had 13 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Mondelez International and 7 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Mondelez International's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.75 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.56, meaning 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, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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