Kellanova (K) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer K or BYND?

Kellanova presently has a consensus price target of $81.80, suggesting a potential upside of 2.29%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.56%. Given Beyond Meat's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Beyond Meat	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has preferable earnings & 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	2.18	$1.34B	$3.81	20.99
Beyond Meat	$319.58M	0.72	-$160.28M	-$2.28	-1.31

Is K or BYND more profitable?

Kellanova has a net margin of 10.56% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -49.70%. 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	-49.70%	N/A	-23.00%

Does the media prefer K or BYND?

In the previous week, Kellanova had 33 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Kellanova and 6 mentions for Beyond Meat. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 0.51 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Summary

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