TreeHouse Foods (THS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, THS or CELH?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is THS or CELH more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.20%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	0.20%	6.73%	2.63%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Does the media favor THS or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 19 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Celsius and 11 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.05 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celsius	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Celsius shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend THS or CELH?

TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.62%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $47.28, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Given TreeHouse Foods' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THS or CELH?

Celsius has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TreeHouse Foods. Celsius 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.31	$26.90M	$0.13	158.31
Celsius	$1.36B	8.85	$145.07M	$0.32	145.44

Summary

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