Post (POST) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to POST or CELH?

In the previous week, Post had 90 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Post and 20 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Post's score of 0.12 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Post	19 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celsius	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate POST or CELH?

Post currently has a consensus target price of $129.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $52.28, indicating a potential downside of 15.78%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POST or CELH?

94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, POST or CELH?

Post has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is POST or CELH more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to Post's net margin of 4.62%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Post	4.62%	10.80%	3.30%
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, POST or CELH?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Post 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
Post	$7.92B	0.76	$366.90M	$5.88	18.86
Celsius	$1.36B	11.81	$145.07M	$0.37	167.76

Summary

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