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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

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

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Post had 47 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Post and 30 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Post's score of 0.07 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Celsius
18 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Post
13 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
24 Neutral mention(s)
15 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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$1.67B10.11$145.07M$0.37176.49
Post$7.92B0.72$366.90M$5.8817.77

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

Celsius presently has a consensus target price of $63.15, indicating a potential downside of 3.29%. Post has a consensus target price of $130.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.21%. Given Post's higher possible 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Post
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

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
Celsius7.91% 36.88% 10.24%
Post 4.62%10.80%3.30%

Summary

Celsius beats Post on 9 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

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POST vs. The Competition

MetricPostFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.66B$8.13B$15.83B$21.91B
Dividend YieldN/A3.88%3.24%3.62%
P/E Ratio17.7222.8017.6930.12
Price / Sales0.723.0047.77105.41
Price / Cash7.0412.6614.4724.26
Price / Book1.493.927.224.69
Net Income$366.90M$395.13M$678.09M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-1.48%4.53%1.34%0.40%
1 Month Performance1.33%9.22%1.00%1.50%
1 Year Performance-9.93%10.45%1.13%13.02%

Post Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POST
Post
4.7557 of 5 stars
$104.47
+0.4%
$130.80
+25.2%
-10.0%$5.66B$7.92B17.7211,480Trending News
CELH
Celsius
3.3948 of 5 stars
$61.14
+0.7%
$63.15
+3.3%
+84.7%$15.77B$1.67B165.241,073Analyst Forecast
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KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.2191 of 5 stars
$25.11
-0.2%
$29.06
+15.7%
-29.5%$29.72B$25.31B-5.5936,000Analyst Forecast
VITL
Vital Farms
4.4225 of 5 stars
$41.56
-4.2%
$49.80
+19.8%
-1.8%$1.86B$657.95M37.11290
LW
Lamb Weston
4.3983 of 5 stars
$63.86
+0.2%
$65.70
+2.9%
-10.3%$8.90B$6.46B30.5610,100Analyst Revision
UTZ
Utz Brands
3.3183 of 5 stars
$12.12
-0.2%
$17.07
+40.9%
-29.8%$1.72B$1.43B57.713,200
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.6954 of 5 stars
$52.10
0.0%
$60.92
+16.9%
-11.7%$18.53B$54.15B23.68138,000
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
4.5034 of 5 stars
$65.44
-1.8%
$78.22
+19.5%
-20.0%$17.56B$6.72B22.6414,100Analyst Forecast
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.7753 of 5 stars
$23.54
-0.8%
$30.88
+31.2%
-24.0%$12.94B$12.06B17.1820,000
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.19 of 5 stars
$101.50
-3.1%
$118.00
+16.3%
-14.1%$10.83B$8.71B-7.408,000
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
3.0327 of 5 stars
$37.79
-2.6%
$47.67
+26.1%
-15.7%$8.98B$18.18B7.2861,600Positive News
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This page (NYSE:POST) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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