J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) Competitors

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JJSF or POST?

Post received 120 more outperform votes than J&J Snack Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.51% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 58.56% of users gave J&J Snack Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J&J Snack Foods	Outperform Votes 308 58.56%	Underperform Votes 218 41.44%
Post	Outperform Votes 428 67.51%	Underperform Votes 206 32.49%

Do analysts recommend JJSF or POST?

J&J Snack Foods currently has a consensus price target of $142.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.63%. Post has a consensus price target of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Given J&J Snack Foods' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe J&J Snack Foods is more favorable than Post.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J&J Snack Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor JJSF or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 119 more articles in the media than J&J Snack Foods. MarketBeat recorded 126 mentions for Post and 7 mentions for J&J Snack Foods. J&J Snack Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Post's score of 0.06 indicating that J&J Snack Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
J&J Snack Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	25 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	49 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	16 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, JJSF or POST?

J&J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JJSF or POST?

76.0% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of J&J Snack Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JJSF or POST more profitable?

J&J Snack Foods has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Post's net margin of 4.94%. Post's return on equity of 10.48% beat J&J Snack Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J&J Snack Foods	5.31%	9.84%	6.81%
Post	4.94%	10.48%	3.34%

Which has better earnings & valuation, JJSF or POST?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than J&J Snack Foods. Post is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J&J Snack Foods, 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
J&J Snack Foods	$1.59B	1.41	$86.55M	$3.90	29.55
Post	$7.88B	0.79	$366.90M	$5.62	19.93

Summary

Post beats J&J Snack Foods on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.