Envista (NVST) Competitors

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and Envista (NYSE:NVST) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BRBR or NVST?

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envista has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is BRBR or NVST more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 10.26% compared to Envista's net margin of 2.11%. Envista's return on equity of 4.84% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	10.26%	-123.43%	30.88%
Envista	2.11%	4.84%	2.68%

Do analysts rate BRBR or NVST?

BellRing Brands currently has a consensus price target of $67.86, indicating a potential upside of 71.57%. Envista has a consensus price target of $20.92, indicating a potential downside of 3.00%. Given BellRing Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Envista.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Envista	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BRBR or NVST?

BellRing Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Envista. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envista, 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
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	2.52	$246.50M	$1.75	22.60
Envista	$2.51B	1.43	-$1.12B	$0.32	67.41

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRBR or NVST?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Envista shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BRBR or NVST?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 43 more articles in the media than Envista. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for BellRing Brands and 4 mentions for Envista. Envista's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.49 indicating that Envista is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Envista	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Envista on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.