CHD vs. ADM, BF.B, TSN, IFF, MKC, CCEP, HRL, CLX, KVUE, and CELH
Should you be buying Church & Dwight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Church & Dwight include Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Brown-Forman (BF.B), Tyson Foods (TSN), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Hormel Foods (HRL), Clorox (CLX), Kenvue (KVUE), and Celsius (CELH). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.
Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Archer-Daniels-Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Church & Dwight pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archer-Daniels-Midland pays out 35.1% 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. Archer-Daniels-Midland is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Archer-Daniels-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Church & Dwight. Archer-Daniels-Midland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer-Daniels-Midland has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Church & Dwight has a net margin of 13.13% compared to Archer-Daniels-Midland's net margin of 3.32%. Church & Dwight's return on equity of 20.35% beat Archer-Daniels-Midland's return on equity.
Archer-Daniels-Midland received 94 more outperform votes than Church & Dwight when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.78% of users gave Archer-Daniels-Midland an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Church & Dwight an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Church & Dwight had 40 more articles in the media than Archer-Daniels-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Church & Dwight and 15 mentions for Archer-Daniels-Midland. Archer-Daniels-Midland's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Church & Dwight's score of 0.44 indicating that Archer-Daniels-Midland is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Church & Dwight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Church & Dwight presently has a consensus price target of $105.56, suggesting a potential downside of 1.35%. Archer-Daniels-Midland has a consensus price target of $67.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.96%. Given Archer-Daniels-Midland's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Archer-Daniels-Midland is more favorable than Church & Dwight.
Summary
Church & Dwight and Archer-Daniels-Midland tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Church & Dwight News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CHD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Church & Dwight Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
