Maple Leaf Foods is Canada’s largest food processor and a leading consumer protein company. The company sold its bakery and rendering business and reorganized itself into a focused protein company in 2017. It operates in Canada, the U.S., and Asia through well-known brands such as Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prime, Maple Leaf Natural Selections, Schneiders, Swift, etc.
As a leading producer of meat products, Maple Leaf focuses on a product portfolio that combines “raised without antibiotics” products, fresh poultry network, and plant protein. The company is known for its quality products and is widely trusted by its customers worldwide.
Maple Leaf’s brand portfolio caters to a wide range of consumer demands, ranging from natural and simple foods with nothing artificial to exquisite food with unique flavours. Maple Leaf is investing aggressively to acquire companies that add to its broad spectrum of products and are accretive to its future earnings.
Maple Leaf Foods Stock Details
- Ticker: tse:mfi
- Sector: Consumer Defensive
- Industry: Packaged Foods
- Market Cap: 3.08B
- Market Cap Group: Mid Cap
- P/E: 0.00
- Dividend Yield: 3.34%
- Grade: B
- Dividend Aristocrat: YES
- Chowder Score: Members Only
- Revenue Growth: Members Only
- Dividend Growth: Members Only
- Dividend Growth Fit: 6/10
- Dividend Income Fit: 6/10
MFI Industry Competitors
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| Ticker | Ticker | Company | Market Cap | P/E | Yield | Aristocrat | Graph | SectorID | IndustryID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHC | NASDAQ:KHC | The Kraft Heinz Company | 42.86 | 14.44 | 4.58 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| GIS | NYSE:GIS | General Mills, Inc | 37.89 | 15.91 | 3.62 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| K | NYSE:K | Kellogg Company | 18.31 | 22.32 | 4.19 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| HRL | NYSE:HRL | Hormel Foods Corporation | 17.88 | 20.49 | 3.36 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| MKC | NYSE:MKC | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 17.85 | 27.71 | 2.35 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| CPB | NYSE:CPB | Campbell Soup | 12.25 | 14.44 | 3.60 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| SJM | NYSE:SJM | J M Smucker Co | 12.02 | 0.00 | 3.74 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| SAP | TSE:SAP | Saputo | 11.29 | 17.70 | 2.78 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| LANC | NASDAQ:LANC | Lancaster Colony Corporation | 4.70 | 39.88 | 2.12 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| PBH | TSE:PBH | Premium Brands | 4.09 | 37.20 | 3.36 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| MFI | TSE:MFI | Maple Leaf Foods | 3.08 | 0.00 | 3.34 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| JWEL | TSE:JWEL | Jamieson Wellness | 1.23 | 27.59 | 2.59 | YES | 1 | 4 | 74 |
| HLF | TSE:HLF | High Liner Foods | 0.37 | 7.76 | 5.36 | NO | 1 | 4 | 74 |
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Maple Leaf Foods - FAQ
What is the stock ticker for Maple Leaf Foods?
The stock ticker for Maple Leaf Foods is TSE:mfi.
Is Maple Leaf Foods a good stock to buy?
You need to consider your investment strategy and how TSE:mfi can fit in your portfolio.
The current dividend income score of 6/10 and dividend growth score of 6/10. Those 2 metrics together should help you decide the fit for your portfolio. Be it for income or for growth.
Is Maple Leaf Foods a Buy, Sell or Hold?
The Dividend Snapshot Opportunity Score of 56 out of 100.
The score reflects the strength of a buy signal but it does not show a sell signal if it's low. The higher the better.
A sell signal is more difficult as it often relies on the reason you bought the stock in the first place.
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