Meta Platforms Inc vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? Meta Platforms Inc trades at $642.92 (market cap $1.64T), while J M Smucker Co trades at $112.69 (market cap $11.97B). The key difference: Meta Platforms Inc is far larger — about 137× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| META | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.64T | $11.97B |
Volume | 24,093,972 | — |
Sector | Media | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $790.00 | $117.05 |
52-Week Low | $525.72 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $1.65T | $19.00B |
Dividend Yield | 0.33% | 3.93% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
META trades at $643.78, down 0.35% on the day, with a bullish technical signal from moving averages and neutral oscillators. The company reported strong Q1 2026 earnings of $10.44 EPS, beating expectations of $6.70, continuing a trend of earnings beats. Revenue reached $201.0B in 2025 with a net income margin of 30.08%. Recent news highlights the launch of Muse Spark AI model and a legal ruling requiring Meta to face a youth addiction lawsuit in Massachusetts.
The outlook remains positive with a consensus price target of $817.32, implying 27% upside. Key opportunities include AI innovation and revenue growth, while risks involve regulatory lawsuits and high capital expenditures. Analyst sentiment is strongly bullish with 79% buy ratings.
J.M. Smucker (SJM) trades at $112.66, up 0.58% today, with a bullish technical signal and strong analyst consensus. Recent earnings beat expectations in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, though Q2 2026 results are pending. The company maintains a solid dividend, recently increased to $1.12 per share, and benefits from growth in Uncrustables and coffee segments. However, negative net income margin and ROE highlight profitability challenges amid revenue growth to $8.73 billion in 2025.
SJM presents a mixed outlook: valuation metrics like P/E of 22.05 and P/S of 1.32 suggest reasonable pricing, but persistent net losses and high debt pose risks. Analyst price targets average $123.18, implying upside, yet investors must weigh competitive pressures and volatile cash flows against dividend stability and brand strength in the consumer staples sector.
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Meta Platforms Inc., doing business as Meta and previously known as Facebook Inc. It's a company that acts as a parent platform for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus and other subsidiaries. Among these platforms, Facebook is the number one social media platform in terms of the number of active users.
Read more on META →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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