Post (POST) 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.

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

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.

Which has more risk and volatility, CELH or POST?

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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CELH or POST?

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
Celsius	$1.36B	8.93	$145.07M	$0.32	146.75
Post	$7.92B	0.75	$366.90M	$5.62	18.95

Does the media refer more to CELH or POST?

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

Is CELH or POST more profitable?

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
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%
Post	4.53%	10.24%	3.20%

Do analysts prefer CELH or POST?

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.