Coty (COTY) Competitors

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Coty (NYSE:COTY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CELH or COTY?

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Coty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CELH or COTY?

Celsius has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CELH or COTY?

In the previous week, Celsius had 80 more articles in the media than Coty. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Celsius and 6 mentions for Coty. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Coty's score of 0.82 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	33 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CELH or COTY?

Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $52.28, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Coty has a consensus target price of $7.80, suggesting a potential upside of 61.44%. Given Coty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coty is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Coty	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Which has better valuation and earnings, CELH or COTY?

Celsius has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coty. Coty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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
Celsius	$1.67B	8.46	$145.07M	$0.37	147.89
Coty	$6.12B	0.69	$89.40M	-$0.48	-10.06

Is CELH or COTY more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to Coty's net margin of -6.60%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat Coty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%
Coty	-6.60%	5.61%	1.87%

Summary

Celsius beats Coty on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.