Utz Brands (UTZ) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to BRBR or UTZ?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 32 more articles in the media than Utz Brands. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for BellRing Brands and 5 mentions for Utz Brands. Utz Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.72 indicating that Utz Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Utz Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands presently has a consensus target price of $64.80, suggesting a potential upside of 61.85%. Utz Brands has a consensus target price of $17.29, suggesting a potential upside of 29.64%. Given BellRing Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Utz Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Utz Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BRBR or UTZ?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Utz Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Utz Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Utz Brands. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Utz Brands, 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
BellRing Brands	$2.22B	2.27	$246.50M	$1.75	22.88
Utz Brands	$1.43B	1.32	$15.97M	$0.21	63.50

Which has more risk and volatility, BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utz Brands has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRBR or UTZ more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 10.26% compared to Utz Brands' net margin of 1.27%. Utz Brands' return on equity of 7.81% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	10.26%	-123.43%	30.88%
Utz Brands	1.27%	7.81%	3.93%

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Utz Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.