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POST vs. CELH, KHC, VITL, LW, and UTZ

Should you buy Post stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Post with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Post include Celsius (CELH), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Vital Farms (VITL), Lamb Weston (LW), and Utz Brands (UTZ). These companies are all part of the "food - misc/diversified" industry.

How does Post compare to Celsius?

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

Celsius has a net margin of 5.85% compared to Post's net margin of 4.01%. Celsius' return on equity of 37.95% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	5.85%	37.95%	9.62%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

Celsius presently has a consensus price target of $63.89, indicating a potential upside of 120.25%. Post has a consensus price target of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Celsius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Celsius is more favorable than Post.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	$2.97B	2.50	$108M	$0.43	67.47
Post	$8.45B	0.55	$335.70M	$5.94	17.28

In the previous week, Post had 272 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Post and 35 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Post's score of 0.61 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	111 Very Positive mention(s)	80 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	46 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Celsius has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Celsius beats Post on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Post compare to Kraft Heinz?

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

Post has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kraft Heinz. Kraft Heinz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, 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
Kraft Heinz	$24.99B	1.11	-$5.85B	-$4.86	N/A
Post	$8.45B	0.55	$335.70M	$5.94	17.28

Post has a net margin of 4.01% compared to Kraft Heinz's net margin of -23.05%. Post's return on equity of 13.36% beat Kraft Heinz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kraft Heinz	-23.05%	7.26%	3.70%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% 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.

Kraft Heinz currently has a consensus price target of $23.06, suggesting a potential downside of 1.06%. Post has a consensus price target of $124.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kraft Heinz	4 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

In the previous week, Post had 268 more articles in the media than Kraft Heinz. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Post and 39 mentions for Kraft Heinz. Kraft Heinz's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Post's score of 0.61 indicating that Kraft Heinz is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kraft Heinz	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	111 Very Positive mention(s)	80 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	46 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Post beats Kraft Heinz on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Post compare to Vital Farms?

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

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Vital Farms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, 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
Vital Farms	$784.41M	0.46	$66.28M	$1.04	8.18
Post	$8.45B	0.55	$335.70M	$5.94	17.28

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vital Farms has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Post had 272 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Post and 35 mentions for Vital Farms. Post's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Vital Farms' score of 0.16 indicating that Post is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vital Farms	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Post	111 Very Positive mention(s)	80 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	46 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Vital Farms currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 221.19%. Post has a consensus target price of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Vital Farms' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Post.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Farms	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Vital Farms has a net margin of 6.10% compared to Post's net margin of 4.01%. Vital Farms' return on equity of 14.47% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Farms	6.10%	14.47%	9.95%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

Summary

Post beats Vital Farms on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Post compare to Lamb Weston?

Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Post's net margin of 4.01%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamb Weston	4.61%	23.77%	5.76%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

Lamb Weston has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Post. Post is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, 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
Lamb Weston	$6.52B	0.90	$357.20M	$2.14	19.76
Post	$8.45B	0.55	$335.70M	$5.94	17.28

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Lamb Weston presently has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. Post has a consensus price target of $124.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamb Weston	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

In the previous week, Post had 301 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Post and 6 mentions for Lamb Weston. Post's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.58 indicating that Post is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lamb Weston	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	111 Very Positive mention(s)	80 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	46 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Post beats Lamb Weston on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Post compare to Utz Brands?

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

96.0% of Utz Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Utz Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Post shares are held 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.

Post has a net margin of 4.01% compared to Utz Brands' net margin of -0.58%. Post's return on equity of 13.36% beat Utz Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Utz Brands	-0.58%	8.61%	4.17%
Post	4.01%	13.36%	3.65%

Utz Brands has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Utz Brands currently has a consensus target price of $12.06, indicating a potential upside of 70.18%. Post has a consensus target price of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.30%. Given Utz Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Utz Brands is more favorable than Post.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Utz Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Utz Brands. Utz Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, 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
Utz Brands	$1.45B	0.70	$800K	-$0.10	N/A
Post	$8.45B	0.55	$335.70M	$5.94	17.28

In the previous week, Post had 298 more articles in the media than Utz Brands. MarketBeat recorded 307 mentions for Post and 9 mentions for Utz Brands. Post's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Utz Brands' score of 0.29 indicating that Post is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Utz Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Post	111 Very Positive mention(s)	80 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	46 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Post beats Utz Brands on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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POST vs. The Competition

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Metric	Post	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$4.65B	$7.39B	$16.11B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.17%	3.49%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	17.28	15.49	23.21	28.39
Price / Sales	0.55	1.16	47.47	39.98
Price / Cash	5.53	9.75	16.36	25.11
Price / Book	1.45	2.54	5.27	4.76
Net Income	$335.70M	$224.26M	$671.44M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.20%	-2.28%	-1.30%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	2.06%	-3.29%	-1.77%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	-5.13%	-12.01%	-11.79%	25.04%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
POST Post	3.3198 of 5 stars	$102.64 -1.6%	$124.50 +21.3%	-4.2%	$4.65B	$8.45B	17.28	13,180	Trending News Earnings Report Insider Trade
CELH Celsius	4.0487 of 5 stars	$30.64 -5.1%	$63.89 +108.5%	-26.5%	$8.25B	$2.52B	71.26	1,497	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
KHC Kraft Heinz	1.8884 of 5 stars	$23.26 -2.9%	$23.06 -0.8%	-16.0%	$28.41B	$24.94B	N/A	35,000
VITL Vital Farms	4.023 of 5 stars	$8.74 -2.2%	$27.33 +212.7%	-75.6%	$383.07M	$759.44M	8.40	290	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
LW Lamb Weston	4.4895 of 5 stars	$40.38 -3.9%	$48.00 +18.9%	-18.9%	$5.80B	$6.45B	18.87	10,100

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