NYSE:MKC
McCormick & Co (MKC)
47.82
-1.27 (2.59%)
as of Sep 24, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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COMMENT
MKC sells spices, so it's widely viewed as a lockdown stock. And yet, restaurants will fully reopen and restos make up 20% of their business. This is a hybrid stock, benefiting from the reopening but also lingering stay-at-home habits as people will continue to cook at home but also dine out.
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COMMENT
It reports Tuesday. It's controversial. A big spicemaker including a huge food-service business that supplies restaurants, but of course that got hit badly during the pandemic, though its consumer business thrived during lockdowns as people cooked more. However, when society reopens there will be less cooking.
Consumer Products
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They make spices. Their last quarter was a blow-out and the stock shot up...too high, and has since pulled back sharply. Now, the stock is only slightly above that last report. Will people still cook at home after the pandemic? Yes--people develop new habits and some will keep cooking because they like it. That said, analysts may fail to back this stock.
Consumer Products
TOP PICK
They bought Reckitt Benckiser which propelled from the 10th-largest to the 2nd biggest condiment company in the world. It's recession-proof and has been rising slowly during this current downtrend. They do a lot of partnerships with restaurants. A low-volatile, sleeping name that meets a consistent demand: cooking. (Analysts’ price target is $153.22)
Consumer Products
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Hasn’t looked at this recently. A global spice maker, and really plays into the whole ethnicity and how diversified everyone is getting. A consumers’ product company, and typically there is a steadier defensive earnings stream associated with these companies. Trading at a fairly high multiple.
Consumer Products
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Spices. Has been around for over 100 years and has paid a dividend for over 85 years. Have grown their dividend over the last 10 years at a rate of 194%. About 65% of sales are to grocery stores were they make big margins. 40% to industrials and food manufacturers.
Michael Simpson, CFAOwned
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