Kellanova (K) Competitors

Kellanova (NYSE:K) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, K or BYND?

Kellanova has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate K or BYND?

Kellanova presently has a consensus price target of $83.38, suggesting a potential upside of 7.73%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Kellanova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kellanova is more favorable than Beyond Meat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Beyond Meat	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in K or BYND?

83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to K or BYND?

In the previous week, Kellanova had 17 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Kellanova and 11 mentions for Beyond Meat. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Beyond Meat's score of -0.05 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kellanova	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, K or BYND?

Kellanova has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kellanova, 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
Kellanova	$12.75B	2.11	$1.34B	$3.81	20.31
Beyond Meat	$301.35M	0.72	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.29

Is K or BYND more profitable?

Kellanova has a net margin of 10.56% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -52.27%. Kellanova's return on equity of 32.54% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kellanova	10.56%	32.54%	8.23%
Beyond Meat	-52.27%	N/A	-22.97%

Summary

Kellanova beats Beyond Meat on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.