Freshpet (FRPT) Competitors

Post (NYSE:POST) and Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POST or FRPT?

Freshpet received 72 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 62.90% of users gave Freshpet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Post	Outperform Votes 423 67.57%	Underperform Votes 203 32.43%
Freshpet	Outperform Votes 495 62.90%	Underperform Votes 292 37.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, POST or FRPT?

Post has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshpet has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, POST or FRPT?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Freshpet. Post is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freshpet, 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
Post	$7.92B	0.81	$366.70M	$5.64	19.57
Freshpet	$766.90M	9.68	-$33.61M	$0.89	171.91

Is POST or FRPT more profitable?

Freshpet has a net margin of 4.75% compared to Post's net margin of 4.63%. Post's return on equity of 10.49% beat Freshpet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Post	4.63%	10.49%	3.41%
Freshpet	4.75%	3.67%	2.42%

Do analysts prefer POST or FRPT?

Post currently has a consensus target price of $124.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.48%. Freshpet has a consensus target price of $157.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Freshpet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Freshpet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to POST or FRPT?

In the previous week, Post had 54 more articles in the media than Freshpet. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Post and 15 mentions for Freshpet. Freshpet's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Post's score of 0.21 indicating that Freshpet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Post	23 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Freshpet	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in POST or FRPT?

94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Freshpet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Post beats Freshpet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.