Reviewing J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) & Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY)

Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) and J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Greencore Group and J. M. Smucker”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group	$2.29 billion	0.60	$58.72 million	N/A	N/A
J. M. Smucker	$8.73 billion	1.32	-$1.23 billion	($13.71)	-7.87

Greencore Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than J. M. Smucker.

Dividends

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. J. M. Smucker pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. J. M. Smucker pays out -32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. M. Smucker has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years. J. M. Smucker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Greencore Group and J. M. Smucker, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
J. M. Smucker	0	7	8	1	2.63

J. M. Smucker has a consensus price target of $118.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.31%. Given J. M. Smucker’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Profitability

This table compares Greencore Group and J. M. Smucker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
J. M. Smucker	-16.75%	15.41%	5.55%

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Greencore Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About J. M. Smucker

The J. M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products worldwide. It operates in three segments: U.S. Retail Pet Foods, U.S. Retail Coffee, and U.S. Retail Consumer Foods. The company offers mainstream roast, ground, single serve, and premium coffee; peanut butter and specialty spreads; fruit spreads, toppings, and syrups; jelly products; nut mix products; shortening and oils; frozen sandwiches and snacks; pet food and pet snacks; and foodservice hot beverage, foodservice portion control, and flour products, as well as dog and cat food, frozen handheld products, juices and beverages, and baking mixes and ingredients. It provides its products under the Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Canine Carry Outs, Folgers, Café Bustelo, Dunkin', Folgers, Café Bustelo, 1850, Jif, Smucker's, Smucker's Uncrustables, Robin Hood, and Five Roses. The company sells its products through direct sales and brokers to food retailers, club stores, discount and dollar stores, online retailers, pet specialty stores, natural foods stores and distributors, drug stores, military commissaries, and mass merchandisers. Smucker Company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Orrville, Ohio.