Kellanova (K) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BYND or K?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BYND or K?

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
Beyond Meat	$326.45M	0.58	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.12
Kellanova	$12.75B	2.18	$1.34B	$3.81	21.03

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

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by company 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 media favor BYND or K?

In the previous week, Kellanova had 19 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Kellanova and 7 mentions for Beyond Meat. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.25 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beyond Meat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kellanova	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BYND or K 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
Beyond Meat	-52.27%	N/A	-22.97%
Kellanova	10.56%	32.54%	8.23%

Do analysts recommend BYND or K?

Beyond Meat presently has a consensus price target of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 49.66%. Kellanova has a consensus price target of $83.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Kellanova beats Beyond Meat on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.