Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY – Get Free Report) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.
Volatility & Risk
Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tate & Lyle | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a consensus price target of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.67%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Tate & Lyle and John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tate & Lyle | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 5.76% | 18.11% | 10.88% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Tate & Lyle and John B. Sanfilippo & Son”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tate & Lyle | $2.69 billion | 1.25 | $130.03 million | N/A | N/A |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $1.11 billion | 0.82 | $58.93 million | $5.70 | 13.69 |
Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
Summary
John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Tate & Lyle on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, and Primary Products. The company offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; nutritive sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; fibres; and stabilizers and functional systems. It also provides industrial starches; acidulants, such as citric acid; and commodities comprising corn gluten feed, meal, and corn oil. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.
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