Hanover Foods (OTCMKTS:HNFSA) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) Head-To-Head Survey

Hanover Foods (OTCMKTS:HNFSA) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hanover Foods and McCormick & Company, Incorporated, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanover Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	0	7	6	0	2.46

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Hanover Foods.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hanover Foods and McCormick & Company, Incorporated”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hanover Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.84 billion	2.15	$789.40 million	$6.01	9.11

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Hanover Foods.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hanover Foods and McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanover Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	21.91%	12.78%	5.76%

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Hanover Foods on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hanover Foods

Hanover Foods Corporation engages in processing, packaging, and selling fresh canned and frozen products. It offers baked beans, beans, canned blends and vegetables, frozen blends and vegetables, kosher, pork and beans, soft pretzels, steam in bag products, and tomatoes, as well as soups, salads, and broths. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

About McCormick & Company, Incorporated

McCormick & Co., Inc. engages in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. It operates through the Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments. The Consumer segment sells spices, seasonings, condiments, and sauces. The Flavor Solutions segment includes seasoning blends, spices and herbs, condiments, coating systems, and compound flavors. The company was founded by Willoughby M. McCormick in 1889 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.