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POST vs. CELH, KHC, VITL, LW, UTZ, MKC, TSN, 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), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Tyson Foods (TSN), 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

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

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Celsius has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Celsius$1.36B8.93$145.07M$0.32146.75
Post$7.92B0.75$366.90M$5.6218.95

In the previous week, Post had 68 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 88 mentions for Post and 20 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Post's score of 0.06 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Celsius
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Post
33 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
27 Neutral mention(s)
12 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Post's net margin of 4.53%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Post's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Celsius8.40% 42.12% 10.05%
Post 4.53%10.24%3.20%

Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $46.94, suggesting a potential downside of 0.03%. Post has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.07%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Post 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)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Post
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$6.01B$8.43B$16.24B$21.14B
Dividend YieldN/A3.38%3.10%3.59%
P/E Ratio18.9526.3619.8828.31
Price / Sales0.751.7046.5955.87
Price / Cash7.0312.7815.1318.21
Price / Book1.523.686.124.70
Net Income$366.90M$403.59M$690.35M$992.76M
7 Day Performance-1.84%-0.14%1.20%0.62%
1 Month Performance-2.12%2.41%5.46%4.54%
1 Year Performance-2.31%-1.17%-0.13%10.20%

Post Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POST
Post
3.998 of 5 stars
$106.50
-1.2%
$130.00
+22.1%
-2.3%$6.01B$7.92B18.9511,480Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
CELH
Celsius
2.7167 of 5 stars
$43.61
-1.8%
$46.47
+6.6%
-2.2%$11.24B$1.36B136.291,073Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.3416 of 5 stars
$27.48
-1.2%
$30.29
+10.2%
-15.3%$32.52B$25.85B12.5536,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
VITL
Vital Farms
4.0885 of 5 stars
$36.91
-1.3%
$44.67
+21.0%
+0.5%$1.64B$606.31M32.96290
LW
Lamb Weston
4.3632 of 5 stars
$48.01
-2.0%
$67.64
+40.9%
+4.6%$6.78B$6.47B18.8310,700Earnings Report
UTZ
Utz Brands
4.3663 of 5 stars
$14.03
-0.1%
$17.88
+27.5%
-2.6%$1.98B$1.41B43.833,200Upcoming Earnings
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.1635 of 5 stars
$70.74
-1.0%
$84.13
+18.9%
-5.5%$18.98B$6.72B24.5614,100Positive News
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.7093 of 5 stars
$53.28
-0.3%
$63.11
+18.5%
-12.3%$18.98B$53.31B20.73138,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.5379 of 5 stars
$28.90
-0.8%
$32.86
+13.7%
-10.8%$15.89B$11.92B21.2520,000Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.3777 of 5 stars
$105.18
-0.9%
$117.33
+11.6%
-8.0%$11.20B$8.73B-9.108,000Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
1.1388 of 5 stars
$45.73
+1.8%
$48.67
+6.4%
+14.5%$10.84B$17.88B9.0261,600Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:POST) was last updated on 7/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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