LW vs. CELH, VITL, BRBR, FRPT, NOMD, KLG, UTZ, OTLY, MAMA, and AFRI
Should you be buying Lamb Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamb Weston include Celsius (CELH), Vital Farms (VITL), BellRing Brands (BRBR), Freshpet (FRPT), Nomad Foods (NOMD), WK Kellogg (KLG), Utz Brands (UTZ), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), and Forafric Global (AFRI). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Lamb Weston vs. Its Competitors
Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Celsius had 10 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Celsius and 20 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Celsius' score of 0.80 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 5.54%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat Lamb Weston's return on equity.
Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $52.28, suggesting a potential downside of 14.58%. Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 24.11%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than Celsius.
Celsius has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Celsius beats Lamb Weston on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:LW) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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