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POST vs. CELH, KHC, VITL, LW, UTZ, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, and PPC

Should you be buying Post stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Post include Celsius (CELH), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Vital Farms (VITL), Lamb Weston (LW), Utz Brands (UTZ), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Pilgrim's Pride (PPC). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.

Post vs. Its Competitors

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

Post has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Post4.62% 10.80% 3.30%
Celsius 7.91%36.88%10.24%

In the previous week, Post had 46 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Post and 23 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Post's score of 0.04 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Post
11 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
28 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Celsius
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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, 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Post$7.92B0.74$366.90M$5.8818.25
Celsius$1.36B11.17$145.07M$0.37158.65

Post presently has a consensus target price of $130.80, suggesting a potential upside of 21.89%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $62.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.30%. Given Post's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than Celsius.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Post
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Celsius
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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POST vs. The Competition

MetricPostFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.83B$8.18B$15.84B$21.82B
Dividend YieldN/A3.81%3.20%3.54%
P/E Ratio18.2522.7018.0529.81
Price / Sales0.742.1648.4467.73
Price / Cash6.9912.7314.7418.31
Price / Book1.533.587.164.65
Net Income$366.90M$395.13M$680.75M$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.39%3.89%7.33%2.07%
1 Month Performance-0.83%2.45%1.98%3.33%
1 Year Performance-6.27%-1.95%-1.29%13.11%

Post Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POST
Post
4.7171 of 5 stars
$107.31
+0.4%
$130.80
+21.9%
-6.3%$5.83B$7.92B18.2511,480Trending News
CELH
Celsius
3.7952 of 5 stars
$56.90
+4.6%
$61.95
+8.9%
+94.0%$14.68B$1.36B153.781,073Analyst Upgrade
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.3366 of 5 stars
$25.70
-1.3%
$29.76
+15.8%
-24.7%$30.42B$25.85B-5.7236,000
VITL
Vital Farms
4.3723 of 5 stars
$41.94
-0.9%
$49.80
+18.7%
+15.7%$1.87B$606.31M37.45290Positive News
LW
Lamb Weston
4.5963 of 5 stars
$55.73
+0.9%
$65.33
+17.2%
-8.9%$7.77B$6.45B22.2010,100Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UTZ
Utz Brands
3.8042 of 5 stars
$11.83
-2.4%
$17.29
+46.1%
-27.2%$1.67B$1.41B56.353,200
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.6765 of 5 stars
$53.95
-0.5%
$61.25
+13.5%
-6.6%$19.19B$53.31B24.52138,000News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.4009 of 5 stars
$66.78
+1.6%
$83.25
+24.7%
-14.5%$17.92B$6.72B23.1914,100Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.8472 of 5 stars
$24.62
-0.4%
$30.88
+25.4%
-21.4%$13.54B$11.92B17.9720,000
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.1762 of 5 stars
$107.47
-1.6%
$118.00
+9.8%
-7.8%$11.46B$8.73B-7.848,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
2.626 of 5 stars
$40.22
-0.8%
$47.50
+18.1%
-8.7%$9.55B$17.88B7.7561,600News Coverage
Positive News

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