Celsius (CELH) Competitors

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Fomento Económico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CELH or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Fomento Económico Mexicano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Celsius	$1.33B	7.38	$226.80M	$0.32	119.00
Fomento Económico Mexicano	$801.07B	0.05	$3.89B	$4.47	24.13

Which has more risk & volatility, CELH or FMX?

Celsius has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Económico Mexicano has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CELH or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano received 5 more outperform votes than Celsius when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.21% of users gave Fomento Económico Mexicano an outperform vote while only 64.86% of users gave Celsius an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celsius	Outperform Votes 323 64.86%	Underperform Votes 175 35.14%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	Outperform Votes 328 65.21%	Underperform Votes 175 34.79%

Do analysts prefer CELH or FMX?

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. Fomento Económico Mexicano has a consensus price target of $106.70, suggesting a potential downside of 1.06%. Given Celsius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Celsius is more favorable than Fomento Económico Mexicano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Fomento Económico Mexicano	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to CELH or FMX?

In the previous week, Celsius had 5 more articles in the media than Fomento Económico Mexicano. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Celsius and 12 mentions for Fomento Económico Mexicano. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Fomento Económico Mexicano's score of 0.85 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fomento Económico Mexicano	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CELH or FMX?

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Fomento Económico Mexicano shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Fomento Económico Mexicano shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CELH or FMX more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Fomento Económico Mexicano's net margin of 3.22%. Celsius' return on equity of 51.89% beat Fomento Económico Mexicano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	10.70%	51.89%	12.05%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	3.22%	8.37%	3.79%

Summary

Celsius beats Fomento Económico Mexicano on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.