Nomad Foods (NOMD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer NOMD or CELH?

Nomad Foods presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.52%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $45.65, suggesting a potential upside of 1.24%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, NOMD or CELH?

Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	0.80	$245.74M	$1.50	11.72
Celsius	$1.36B	8.57	$145.07M	$0.32	140.91

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NOMD or CELH?

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to NOMD or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 8 more articles in the media than Nomad Foods. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Celsius and 4 mentions for Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Celsius' score of 1.06 indicating that Nomad Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomad Foods	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nomad Foods and Celsius tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.