TreeHouse Foods (THS) Competitors

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, FLO or THS?

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLO or THS more profitable?

Flowers Foods has a net margin of 4.49% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.20%. Flowers Foods' return on equity of 18.91% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowers Foods	4.49%	18.91%	7.28%
TreeHouse Foods	0.20%	6.73%	2.63%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLO or THS?

75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods 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.

Does the media favor FLO or THS?

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 5 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Flowers Foods and 3 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. Flowers Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.28 indicating that Flowers Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flowers Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FLO or THS?

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than TreeHouse Foods. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse 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
Flowers Foods	$5.10B	0.68	$248.12M	$1.08	15.23
TreeHouse Foods	$3.33B	0.32	$26.90M	$0.13	160.77

Do analysts rate FLO or THS?

Flowers Foods currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.06%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $27.83, suggesting a potential upside of 33.17%. Given TreeHouse Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Flowers Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowers Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Flowers Foods beats TreeHouse Foods on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.