Kellanova (K) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BYND or K?

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

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

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Kellanova shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kellanova shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BYND or K?

In the previous week, Kellanova had 20 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Kellanova and 3 mentions for Beyond Meat. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.64 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kellanova	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$301.35M	0.68	-$160.28M	-$2.18	-1.23
Kellanova	$12.75B	2.17	$1.34B	$3.81	20.84

Do analysts recommend BYND or K?

Beyond Meat currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Kellanova has a consensus price target of $83.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.99%. Given Beyond Meat's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond Meat	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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%

Summary

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