BellRing Brands (BRBR) Competitors

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LW or BRBR?

Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than BellRing Brands. Lamb Weston 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
Lamb Weston	$6.47B	1.09	$725.50M	$2.55	19.61
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	3.64	$246.50M	$2.15	26.62

Does the media refer more to LW or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 5 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for BellRing Brands and 19 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lamb Weston	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BellRing Brands	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LW or BRBR?

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Lamb Weston 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LW or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 5.74%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 27.25% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamb Weston	5.74%	27.25%	6.31%
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%

Do analysts prefer LW or BRBR?

Lamb Weston currently has a consensus price target of $67.64, suggesting a potential upside of 35.26%. BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $76.69, suggesting a potential upside of 33.97%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamb Weston	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Which has more volatility & risk, LW or BRBR?

Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Lamb Weston on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.