McCormick & Company Non-VotingMKC
Market Cap: 20.4B
About: In its 135-year history, McCormick has grown to become the leading global manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of spices, herbs, extracts, seasonings, and other flavorings. Beyond end consumers, McCormick's customer base also includes top quick-service restaurants, retail grocery chains, and other packaged food and beverage manufacturers. And its reach is global, with nearly 40% of sales generated beyond its home turf to include 150 other countries and territories. In addition to its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Old Bay, Zatarain's, Thai Kitchen, Frank's RedHot, French's, and Cholula, among others.
Employees: 13,800
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $105M | Put options by funds: $78.2M
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.7B [Q4 2023] → $16.5B (+$1.79B) [Q1 2024]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 337 | Existing positions reduced: 332
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2023] → 3 (+0) [Q1 2024]
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 85.5% [Q4 2023] → 85.43% (-0.07%) [Q1 2024]
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 927 [Q4 2023] → 910 (-17) [Q1 2024]
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 113
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months
7 analyst ratings
TD Cowen Robert Moskow | 4%downside $73 | Hold Maintained | 24 Jun 2024 |
Citigroup Thomas Palmer | 9%downside $69 | Neutral Upgraded | 12 Jun 2024 |
Argus Research John Staszak | 16%upside $88 | Buy Upgraded | 2 Apr 2024 |
Barclays Andrew Lazar | 0%upside $76 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 28 Mar 2024 |
Stifel Matthew Smith | 1%downside $75 | Hold Maintained | 27 Mar 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 17 articles about MKC published over the past 30 days