The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) Competitors

MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) and The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, MGPI or HAIN?

MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hain Celestial Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MGPI or HAIN?

MGP Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 68.34%. The Hain Celestial Group has a consensus price target of $3.64, suggesting a potential upside of 129.21%. Given The Hain Celestial Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Hain Celestial Group is more favorable than MGP Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGP Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
The Hain Celestial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Does the media favor MGPI or HAIN?

In the previous week, MGP Ingredients had 2 more articles in the media than The Hain Celestial Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MGP Ingredients and 3 mentions for The Hain Celestial Group. The Hain Celestial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 0.38 indicating that The Hain Celestial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MGP Ingredients	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Hain Celestial Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MGPI or HAIN?

MGP Ingredients has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Hain Celestial Group. The Hain Celestial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGP Ingredients, 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
MGP Ingredients	$703.62M	0.90	$34.66M	$0.45	66.44
The Hain Celestial Group	$1.74B	0.08	-$75.04M	-$2.89	-0.55

Is MGPI or HAIN more profitable?

MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 1.66% compared to The Hain Celestial Group's net margin of -16.17%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 12.48% beat The Hain Celestial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGP Ingredients	1.66%	12.48%	7.64%
The Hain Celestial Group	-16.17%	2.47%	1.05%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MGPI or HAIN?

77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.4% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MGP Ingredients beats The Hain Celestial Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.