Celsius (CELH) Competitors

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CELH or MNST?

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Monster Beverage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CELH or MNST?

Monster Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Monster Beverage 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	$1.36B	8.83	$145.07M	$0.32	145.08
Monster Beverage	$7.49B	8.14	$1.51B	$1.52	41.16

Which has more volatility & risk, CELH or MNST?

Celsius has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CELH or MNST more profitable?

Monster Beverage has a net margin of 20.27% compared to Celsius' net margin of 8.40%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%
Monster Beverage	20.27%	27.46%	20.66%

Do analysts recommend CELH or MNST?

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $45.18, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Monster Beverage has a consensus price target of $62.05, suggesting a potential downside of 0.83%. Given Monster Beverage's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Monster Beverage is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Monster Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer CELH or MNST?

In the previous week, Monster Beverage had 3 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Monster Beverage and 20 mentions for Celsius. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Celsius' score of 0.82 indicating that Monster Beverage 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Monster Beverage	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Monster Beverage beats Celsius on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.