Nomad Foods (NOMD) Competitors

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

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

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

Is CELH or NOMD 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
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%
Nomad Foods	7.35%	10.60%	4.37%

Do analysts rate CELH or NOMD?

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $45.65, indicating a potential upside of 1.24%. Nomad Foods has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.52%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Nomad Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, CELH or NOMD?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CELH or NOMD?

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
Celsius	$1.33B	8.74	$145.07M	$0.32	140.91
Nomad Foods	$3.35B	0.80	$245.74M	$1.50	11.72

Does the media prefer CELH or NOMD?

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 news media.

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

Summary

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