Contrasting Conagra Brands (CAG) and Its Competitors

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) is one of 328 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Conagra Brands to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands’ competitors have a beta of -3.84, meaning that their average stock price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Conagra Brands and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	5	12	1	0	1.78
Conagra Brands Competitors	2449	8302	8383	404	2.35

Conagra Brands currently has a consensus target price of $14.07, indicating a potential downside of 7.79%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.02%. Given Conagra Brands’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conagra Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Conagra Brands and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	-16.95%	11.46%	4.51%
Conagra Brands Competitors	-12.77%	-127.74%	-2.01%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Conagra Brands and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conagra Brands	$11.28 billion	-$1.92 billion	-3.83
Conagra Brands Competitors	$6.83 billion	$700.98 million	-2,412.49

Conagra Brands has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Conagra Brands is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Conagra Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Conagra Brands pays out -17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.2% and pay out 29.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Conagra Brands has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned 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.

Summary

Conagra Brands competitors beat Conagra Brands on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Conagra Brands Company Profile

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.