Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Is VREX or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.08%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 4.91% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varex Imaging	-5.08%	4.91%	2.16%
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VREX or BRBR?

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, 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
Varex Imaging	$811M	0.40	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-7.62
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	3.64	$246.50M	$2.15	26.59

Which has more volatility & risk, VREX or BRBR?

Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VREX or BRBR?

Varex Imaging currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.62%. BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $76.19, suggesting a potential upside of 33.25%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VREX or BRBR?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor VREX or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 23 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for BellRing Brands and 5 mentions for Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.62 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varex Imaging	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BellRing Brands	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Varex Imaging on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.