Coty (COTY) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CELH or COTY?

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Coty shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts recommend CELH or COTY?

Celsius presently has a consensus price target of $63.15, indicating a potential downside of 2.64%. Coty has a consensus price target of $6.06, indicating a potential upside of 39.70%. Given Coty's higher possible 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Coty	3 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & 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	10.04	$145.07M	$0.37	175.30
Coty	$5.89B	0.64	-$367.90M	-$0.44	-9.86

Does the media prefer CELH or COTY?

In the previous week, Celsius had 20 more articles in the media than Coty. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Celsius and 12 mentions for Coty. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Coty's score of 0.50 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	23 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coty	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CELH or COTY more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to Coty's net margin of -6.24%. 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	-6.24%	5.18%	1.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, CELH or COTY?

Celsius has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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