Utz Brands (UTZ) Competitors

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

Is UTZ or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Utz Brands' net margin of 1.94%. Utz Brands' return on equity of 8.05% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Utz Brands	1.94%	8.05%	4.14%
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%

Which has better earnings and valuation, UTZ or BRBR?

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
Utz Brands	$1.41B	1.38	$15.97M	$0.32	42.98
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	3.68	$246.50M	$2.15	26.91

Which has more volatility & risk, UTZ or BRBR?

Utz Brands has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UTZ or BRBR?

Utz Brands currently has a consensus price target of $17.69, indicating a potential upside of 28.59%. BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $76.69, indicating a potential upside of 32.54%. Given BellRing Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Utz Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Utz Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the media prefer UTZ or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 17 more articles in the media than Utz Brands. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for BellRing Brands and 6 mentions for Utz Brands. Utz Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.49 indicating that Utz Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Utz Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BellRing Brands	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UTZ or BRBR?

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

Summary

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