BRF (BRFS) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRFS or BRBR?

BellRing Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRF. BRF 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
BRF	$61.38B	0.07	-$406.32M	$0.41	9.21
BellRing Brands	$2.19B	3.53	$246.50M	$2.15	28.32

Does the media favor BRFS or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 9 more articles in the media than BRF. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for BellRing Brands and 12 mentions for BRF. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat BRF's score of 0.63 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRF	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BellRing Brands	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRFS or BRBR?

BRF received 195 more outperform votes than BellRing Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.48% of users gave BellRing Brands an outperform vote while only 56.80% of users gave BRF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BRF	Outperform Votes 334 56.80%	Underperform Votes 254 43.20%
BellRing Brands	Outperform Votes 139 67.48%	Underperform Votes 67 32.52%

Do analysts prefer BRFS or BRBR?

BRF presently has a consensus target price of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 264.24%. BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $77.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Given BRF's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BRF is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRF	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRFS or BRBR?

4.8% of BRF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BRF shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BRFS or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 13.32% compared to BRF's net margin of 6.52%. BRF's return on equity of 19.66% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRF	6.52%	19.66%	5.49%
BellRing Brands	13.32%	-130.14%	33.35%

Which has more volatility and risk, BRFS or BRBR?

BRF has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats BRF on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.