Nomad Foods (NOMD) Competitors

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer NOMD or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 39 more articles in the media than Nomad Foods. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Celsius and 10 mentions for Nomad Foods. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Nomad Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomad Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celsius	20 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NOMD or CELH?

Nomad Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Nomad Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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
Nomad Foods	$3.35B	0.78	$245.74M	$1.50	11.32
Celsius	$1.36B	8.50	$145.07M	$0.32	139.75

Which has more risk & volatility, NOMD or CELH?

Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NOMD or CELH?

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NOMD or CELH more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Nomad Foods' net margin of 7.35%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Nomad Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomad Foods	7.35%	10.60%	4.37%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Do analysts prefer NOMD or CELH?

Nomad Foods presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.56%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 6.96%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomad Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Summary

Celsius beats Nomad Foods on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.