Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRBR or VREX?

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

Is BRBR or VREX more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 10.26% 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
BellRing Brands	10.26%	-123.43%	30.88%
Varex Imaging	-5.08%	4.91%	2.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, BRBR or VREX?

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

Do analysts rate BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands currently has a consensus target price of $69.64, indicating a potential upside of 78.07%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 219.60%. 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
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BRBR or VREX?

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
BellRing Brands	$2.22B	2.23	$246.50M	$1.75	22.35
Varex Imaging	$811M	0.36	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-6.83

Does the media refer more to BRBR or VREX?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 63 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for BellRing Brands and 0 mentions for Varex Imaging. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Varex Imaging's score of 0.00 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	Neutral
Varex Imaging	Neutral

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Varex Imaging on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.