Post (POST) Competitors

Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) 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, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, FRPT or POST?

Freshpet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FRPT or POST?

Freshpet received 52 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.42% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 62.15% of users gave Freshpet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Freshpet	Outperform Votes 468 62.15%	Underperform Votes 285 37.85%
Post	Outperform Votes 416 67.42%	Underperform Votes 201 32.58%

Is FRPT or POST more profitable?

Post has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Post's net margin of -4.38%. Freshpet's return on equity of 10.51% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freshpet	-4.38%	-3.56%	-2.35%
Post	4.03%	10.51%	3.41%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FRPT or POST?

94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Freshpet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FRPT or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 89 more articles in the media than Freshpet. MarketBeat recorded 104 mentions for Post and 15 mentions for Freshpet. Post's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Freshpet's score of -0.10 indicating that Freshpet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freshpet	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	14 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	43 Neutral mention(s)	18 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FRPT or POST?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Freshpet. Freshpet 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
Freshpet	$766.90M	6.66	-$33.61M	-$0.71	-148.86
Post	$6.99B	0.88	$301.30M	$4.66	21.68

Do analysts recommend FRPT or POST?

Freshpet presently has a consensus target price of $107.36, indicating a potential upside of 1.58%. Post has a consensus target price of $109.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.56%. Given Freshpet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Freshpet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freshpet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Post beats Freshpet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.