Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MED or LW?

Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, 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 Medifast $385.79M 0.32 -$18.67M -$1.83 N/A Lamb Weston $6.45B 1.01 $357.20M $2.14 21.94

Is MED or LW more profitable?

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat Medifast's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medifast -5.78% -4.80% -3.83% Lamb Weston 4.61% 23.77% 5.76%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MED or NOMD?

Nomad Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomad Foods, 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 Medifast $385.79M 0.32 -$18.67M -$1.83 N/A Nomad Foods $3.43B 0.47 $154.66M $1.03 11.16

Is MED or NOMD more profitable?

Nomad Foods has a net margin of 4.43% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Nomad Foods' return on equity of 9.05% beat Medifast's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medifast -5.78% -4.80% -3.83% Nomad Foods 4.43% 9.05% 3.61%

Do analysts prefer USNA or MED?

Medifast has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Medifast's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than USANA Health Sciences. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score USANA Health Sciences 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Medifast 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Do analysts rate NUS or MED?

Medifast has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Medifast's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than Nu Skin Enterprises. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nu Skin Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Medifast 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

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MED vs. LW, NOMD, USNA, NATR, and NUS

Should you buy Medifast stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Medifast with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Medifast include Lamb Weston (LW), Nomad Foods (NOMD), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), and Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS).

How does Medifast compare to Lamb Weston?

Medifast (NYSE:MED) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Medifast has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Medifast currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $48.91, indicating a potential upside of 4.15%. Given Medifast's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Lamb Weston	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, 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
Medifast	$385.79M	0.32	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A
Lamb Weston	$6.45B	1.01	$357.20M	$2.14	21.94

In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 10 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lamb Weston and 0 mentions for Medifast. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Medifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Medifast	Neutral
Lamb Weston	Positive

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%
Lamb Weston	4.61%	23.77%	5.76%

95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Medifast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lamb Weston beats Medifast on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medifast compare to Nomad Foods?

Medifast (NYSE:MED) and Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Medifast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Medifast presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Nomad Foods has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Medifast's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than Nomad Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Nomad Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Nomad Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomad Foods, 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
Medifast	$385.79M	0.32	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A
Nomad Foods	$3.43B	0.47	$154.66M	$1.03	11.16

Nomad Foods has a net margin of 4.43% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Nomad Foods' return on equity of 9.05% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%
Nomad Foods	4.43%	9.05%	3.61%

Medifast has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nomad Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nomad Foods and 0 mentions for Medifast. Nomad Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Medifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Nomad Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Medifast	Neutral
Nomad Foods	Positive

Summary

Nomad Foods beats Medifast on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medifast compare to USANA Health Sciences?

USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both small-cap personal products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

USANA Health Sciences has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

USANA Health Sciences has a net margin of 0.96% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. USANA Health Sciences' return on equity of 6.21% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USANA Health Sciences	0.96%	6.21%	4.50%
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%

In the previous week, USANA Health Sciences had 2 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for USANA Health Sciences and 0 mentions for Medifast. USANA Health Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Medifast's score of 0.00 indicating that USANA Health Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
USANA Health Sciences	Positive
Medifast	Neutral

USANA Health Sciences has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USANA Health Sciences, 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
USANA Health Sciences	$925.26M	0.44	$10.76M	$0.47	46.96
Medifast	$385.79M	0.32	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A

54.3% of USANA Health Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of USANA Health Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Medifast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Medifast has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Medifast's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than USANA Health Sciences.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
USANA Health Sciences	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

USANA Health Sciences beats Medifast on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medifast compare to Nature's Sunshine Products?

Nature's Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both small-cap personal products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

79.4% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Medifast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nature's Sunshine Products currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.19%. Medifast has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Nature's Sunshine Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nature's Sunshine Products is more favorable than Medifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nature's Sunshine Products	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Nature's Sunshine Products has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nature's Sunshine Products, 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
Nature's Sunshine Products	$480.14M	0.79	$19.52M	$1.10	19.62
Medifast	$385.79M	0.32	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A

Nature's Sunshine Products has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nature's Sunshine Products had 2 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nature's Sunshine Products and 0 mentions for Medifast. Nature's Sunshine Products' average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Medifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Nature's Sunshine Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nature's Sunshine Products	Very Positive
Medifast	Neutral

Nature's Sunshine Products has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Nature's Sunshine Products' return on equity of 14.67% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nature's Sunshine Products	4.06%	14.67%	9.27%
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%

Summary

Nature's Sunshine Products beats Medifast on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Medifast compare to Nu Skin Enterprises?

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) and Medifast (NYSE:MED) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Nu Skin Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nu Skin Enterprises, 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
Nu Skin Enterprises	$1.49B	0.17	$160.20M	$1.10	4.79
Medifast	$385.79M	0.32	-$18.67M	-$1.83	N/A

Nu Skin Enterprises has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Medifast has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Medifast has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Medifast's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Medifast is more favorable than Nu Skin Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nu Skin Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Medifast	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, Nu Skin Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Medifast'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nu Skin Enterprises	Neutral
Medifast	Neutral

82.8% of Nu Skin Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Nu Skin Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Medifast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nu Skin Enterprises has a net margin of 3.78% compared to Medifast's net margin of -5.78%. Nu Skin Enterprises' return on equity of 7.47% beat Medifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nu Skin Enterprises	3.78%	7.47%	4.21%
Medifast	-5.78%	-4.80%	-3.83%

Summary

Nu Skin Enterprises beats Medifast on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Medifast	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$119.20M	$7.82B	$16.39B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.72%	3.33%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	-6.02	16.91	26.39	31.06
Price / Sales	0.32	1.24	44.20	19.77
Price / Cash	25.83	10.07	13.37	18.64
Price / Book	0.61	2.85	5.98	4.77
Net Income	-$18.67M	$200.95M	$668.93M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.33%	-1.20%	-1.81%	-0.56%
1 Month Performance	-7.16%	-0.94%	-2.46%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	-23.88%	-13.62%	-13.48%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MED Medifast	1.8056 of 5 stars	$11.01 +2.7%	$12.00 +9.0%	-25.7%	$119.20M	$385.79M	N/A	870
LW Lamb Weston	4.323 of 5 stars	$45.93 +0.0%	$47.82 +4.1%	-9.5%	$6.34B	$6.45B	21.46	10,100	Positive News
NOMD Nomad Foods	4.8454 of 5 stars	$11.48 +0.5%	$12.50 +8.9%	-34.3%	$1.60B	$3.43B	11.14	7,752	Positive News
USNA USANA Health Sciences	2.13 of 5 stars	$21.49 -0.1%	N/A	-33.1%	$397.14M	$925.26M	45.73	1,570
NATR Nature's Sunshine Products	3.4683 of 5 stars	$21.47 flat	$35.00 +63.0%	+36.2%	$377.55M	$489.79M	19.52	850	Positive News Gap Up

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Medifast (MED) Competitors

MED vs. LW, NOMD, USNA, NATR, and NUS

How does Medifast compare to Lamb Weston?

Which has more volatility and risk, MED or LW?

Do analysts prefer MED or LW?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MED or LW?

Does the media favor MED or LW?

Is MED or LW more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MED or LW?

Summary

How does Medifast compare to Nomad Foods?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MED or NOMD?

Do analysts prefer MED or NOMD?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MED or NOMD?

Is MED or NOMD more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, MED or NOMD?

Does the media refer more to MED or NOMD?

Summary

How does Medifast compare to USANA Health Sciences?

Which has more risk & volatility, USNA or MED?

Is USNA or MED more profitable?

Does the media prefer USNA or MED?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, USNA or MED?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in USNA or MED?

Do analysts prefer USNA or MED?

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How does Medifast compare to Nature's Sunshine Products?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NATR or MED?

Do analysts rate NATR or MED?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NATR or MED?

Which has more volatility & risk, NATR or MED?

Does the media prefer NATR or MED?

Is NATR or MED more profitable?

Summary

How does Medifast compare to Nu Skin Enterprises?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NUS or MED?

Which has more risk & volatility, NUS or MED?

Do analysts rate NUS or MED?

Does the media refer more to NUS or MED?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NUS or MED?

Is NUS or MED more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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MED vs. The Competition

Medifast Competitors List

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