VAREX IMAGING (VREX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	0.59	-$47.70M	-$3.21	-3.57
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	2.57	$246.50M	$1.75	23.28

Is VREX or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 10.26% compared to VAREX IMAGING's net margin of -16.13%. VAREX IMAGING's return on equity of 5.54% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAREX IMAGING	-16.13%	5.54%	2.38%
BellRing Brands	10.26%	-123.43%	30.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, VREX or BRBR?

VAREX IMAGING has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VREX or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 20 more articles in the media than VAREX IMAGING. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for BellRing Brands and 5 mentions for VAREX IMAGING. VAREX IMAGING's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.80 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
BellRing Brands	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VREX or BRBR?

VAREX IMAGING presently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.31%. BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $64.80, indicating a potential upside of 59.05%. Given VAREX IMAGING's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VREX or BRBR?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of VAREX IMAGING shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats VAREX IMAGING on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.