Post (POST) Competitors $102.49 -2.49 (-2.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.38 -0.10 (-0.10%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock POST vs. CELH, KHC, VITL, LW, UTZ, TSN, MKC, HRL, SJM, and PPCShould 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 Kraft Heinz Vital Farms Lamb Weston Utz Brands Tyson Foods McCormick & Company, Incorporated Hormel Foods J. M. Smucker Pilgrim's Pride Post (NYSE:POST) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, POST or CELH? 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 RatioPost$7.92B0.70$366.90M$5.8817.43Celsius$1.36B10.66$145.07M$0.37151.47 Does the media refer more to POST or CELH? In the previous week, Post had 60 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Post and 27 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Post's score of -0.45 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Post 13 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 19 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Celsius 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POST or CELH? 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is POST or CELH more profitable? 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 Post4.62% 10.80% 3.30% Celsius 7.91%36.88%10.24% Do analysts recommend POST or CELH? Post presently has a consensus price target of $131.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.01%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $61.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.54%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Celsius.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Post 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Celsius 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has more risk & volatility, POST or CELH? Post has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPost and Celsius tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Post News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart POST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPostFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.57B$8.23B$15.87B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A3.36%3.02%3.49%P/E Ratio17.4321.9918.2629.86Price / Sales0.701.8047.5751.75Price / Cash6.8412.8614.9118.13Price / Book1.463.796.144.65Net Income$366.90M$402.24M$677.14M$999.94M7 Day Performance-3.63%0.59%4.23%0.79%1 Month Performance-5.58%-0.67%3.99%4.55%1 Year Performance-11.25%-6.00%0.95%16.77% Post Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POSTPost4.4555 of 5 stars$102.49-2.4%$131.20+28.0%-9.0%$5.57B$7.92B17.4311,480Trending NewsShort Interest ↑CELHCelsius3.7145 of 5 stars$55.64-4.7%$61.42+10.4%+71.6%$14.35B$1.36B150.381,073KHCKraft Heinz4.055 of 5 stars$26.90-1.4%$29.76+10.6%-26.6%$31.84B$25.85B-5.9936,000Positive NewsVITLVital Farms3.8038 of 5 stars$47.25-7.6%$49.80+5.4%+54.9%$2.11B$606.31M42.19290Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeLWLamb Weston4.7519 of 5 stars$57.53-0.8%$65.30+13.5%-11.9%$8.02B$6.45B22.9210,100News CoveragePositive NewsUTZUtz Brands3.39 of 5 stars$13.57-2.1%$17.29+27.4%-27.2%$1.92B$1.41B64.603,200Positive NewsTSNTyson Foods4.9073 of 5 stars$55.91-0.5%$61.25+9.6%-10.1%$19.89B$53.31B25.41138,000Positive NewsMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated4.6675 of 5 stars$70.16-1.1%$84.25+20.1%-17.6%$18.83B$6.72B24.3614,100Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑HRLHormel Foods4.8664 of 5 stars$25.49-0.7%$30.88+21.1%-21.8%$14.02B$11.92B18.6120,000Positive NewsSJMJ. M. Smucker4.3442 of 5 stars$111.61-0.8%$118.00+5.7%-10.6%$11.91B$8.73B-8.148,000Analyst DowngradePPCPilgrim's Pride1.7319 of 5 stars$44.55+0.6%$47.50+6.6%+8.1%$10.58B$17.88B8.5861,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Celsius Competitors Kraft Heinz Competitors Vital Farms Competitors Lamb Weston Competitors Utz Brands Competitors Tyson Foods Competitors McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors Hormel Foods Competitors J. M. 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