Post (POST) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods received 344 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.51% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 65.31% of users gave Tyson Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tyson Foods	Outperform Votes 772 65.31%	Underperform Votes 410 34.69%
Post	Outperform Votes 428 67.51%	Underperform Votes 206 32.49%

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%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$53.62B	0.37	$800M	$2.57	21.52
Post	$7.88B	0.79	$366.90M	$5.62	19.93

Does the media favor TSN or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 122 more articles in the media than Tyson Foods. MarketBeat recorded 130 mentions for Post and 8 mentions for Tyson Foods. Tyson Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Post's score of 0.06 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	25 Very Positive mention(s)	20 Positive mention(s)	49 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	16 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

67.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tyson Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TSN or POST?

Tyson Foods presently has a consensus target price of $62.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.22%. Post has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.51%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

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