TreeHouse Foods (THS) Competitors

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

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

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend THS or CELH?

TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.58%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $63.15, suggesting a potential downside of 2.64%. Given TreeHouse Foods' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is THS or CELH more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.62%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	0.62%	6.35%	2.45%
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%

Does the media prefer THS or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 31 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Celsius and 3 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.25 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celsius	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, THS or CELH?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, THS or CELH?

Celsius has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.29	$26.90M	$0.39	49.79
Celsius	$1.36B	12.34	$145.07M	$0.37	175.30

Summary

Celsius beats TreeHouse Foods on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.