Post (POST) Competitors

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TSN or POST?

67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TSN or POST more profitable?

Post has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Tyson Foods' net margin of 1.96%. Post's return on equity of 10.48% beat Tyson Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyson Foods	1.96%	6.87%	3.38%
Post	4.94%	10.48%	3.34%

Do analysts prefer TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods presently has a consensus price target of $61.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.81%. Post has a consensus price target of $127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.34%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Tyson Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyson Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods received 347 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 65.48% of users gave Tyson Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tyson Foods	Outperform Votes 772 65.48%	Underperform Votes 407 34.52%
Post	Outperform Votes 425 67.46%	Underperform Votes 205 32.54%

Does the media refer more to TSN or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 91 more articles in the media than Tyson Foods. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Post and 18 mentions for Tyson Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Post's score of 0.20 indicating that Tyson Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tyson Foods	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	41 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	40 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Post. Post is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyson Foods, 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
Tyson Foods	$53.61B	0.40	$800M	$2.96	20.50
Post	$7.93B	0.80	$366.90M	$6.07	18.53

Summary

Post beats Tyson Foods on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.