Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX) Competitors

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Fomento Económico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Do analysts prefer CELH or FMX?

Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $57.64, indicating a potential upside of 69.19%. Fomento Económico Mexicano has a consensus target price of $139.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.48%. Given Celsius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Celsius is more favorable than Fomento Económico Mexicano.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Fomento Económico Mexicano	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CELH or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Fomento Económico Mexicano 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	$1.49B	5.33	$226.80M	$0.91	37.44
Fomento Económico Mexicano	$741.61B	0.05	$3.89B	$3.69	27.70

Does the media refer more to CELH or FMX?

In the previous week, Celsius had 19 more articles in the media than Fomento Económico Mexicano. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Celsius and 3 mentions for Fomento Económico Mexicano. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Fomento Económico Mexicano's score of 0.31 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fomento Económico Mexicano	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CELH or FMX?

Celsius has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Económico Mexicano has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CELH or FMX?

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Fomento Económico Mexicano 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CELH or FMX?

Fomento Económico Mexicano received 24 more outperform votes than Celsius when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.91% of users gave Fomento Económico Mexicano an outperform vote while only 63.87% of users gave Celsius an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celsius	Outperform Votes 297 63.87%	Underperform Votes 168 36.13%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	Outperform Votes 321 65.91%	Underperform Votes 166 34.09%

Is CELH or FMX more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Fomento Económico Mexicano's net margin of 3.75%. Celsius' return on equity of 94.75% beat Fomento Económico Mexicano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	19.58%	94.75%	18.10%
Fomento Económico Mexicano	3.75%	8.65%	3.96%

Summary

Celsius beats Fomento Económico Mexicano on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.