Celsius (CELH) Competitors

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MNST or CELH?

72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Celsius shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage presently has a consensus price target of $61.87, suggesting a potential upside of 5.49%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $45.94, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. Given Monster Beverage's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Monster Beverage is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monster Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to MNST or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 2 more articles in the media than Monster Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Celsius and 18 mentions for Monster Beverage. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Monster Beverage's score of 0.80 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monster Beverage	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Monster Beverage 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
Monster Beverage	$7.49B	7.63	$1.51B	$1.52	38.59
Celsius	$1.33B	8.62	$145.07M	$0.32	138.91

Is MNST or CELH more profitable?

Monster Beverage has a net margin of 20.27% compared to Celsius' net margin of 8.40%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monster Beverage	20.27%	27.46%	20.66%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Summary

Monster Beverage beats Celsius on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.