Celsius (CELH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CELH or FMX?

In the previous week, Celsius had 25 more articles in the media than Fomento Económico Mexicano. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Celsius and 2 mentions for Fomento Económico Mexicano. Fomento Económico Mexicano's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Celsius' score of 0.43 indicating that Fomento Económico Mexicano is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fomento Económico Mexicano	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate CELH or FMX?

Celsius presently has a consensus target price of $47.22, suggesting a potential upside of 11.69%. Fomento Económico Mexicano has a consensus target price of $106.70, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Celsius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fomento Económico Mexicano	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, CELH or FMX?

Celsius has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Económico Mexicano has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Fomento Económico Mexicano shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	8.20	$226.80M	$0.32	132.13
Fomento Económico Mexicano	$801.07B	0.05	$3.89B	$4.47	23.44

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CELH or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano received 1 more outperform votes than Celsius when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.21% of users gave Fomento Económico Mexicano an outperform vote while only 65.14% of users gave Celsius an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celsius	Outperform Votes 327 65.14%	Underperform Votes 175 34.86%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	Outperform Votes 328 65.21%	Underperform Votes 175 34.79%

Summary

Celsius beats Fomento Económico Mexicano on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.