Freshpet (FRPT) Competitors $143.71 +2.30 (+1.63%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FRPT vs. LW, BRBR, BRFS, NOMD, UTZ, KLG, VITL, OTLY, MAMA, and AFRIShould you be buying Freshpet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freshpet include Lamb Weston (LW), BellRing Brands (BRBR), BRF (BRFS), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Utz Brands (UTZ), WK Kellogg (KLG), Vital Farms (VITL), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), and Forafric Global (AFRI). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry. Freshpet vs. Lamb Weston BellRing Brands BRF Nomad Foods Utz Brands WK Kellogg Vital Farms Oatly Group Mama's Creations Forafric Global Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Is LW or FRPT more profitable? Lamb Weston has a net margin of 9.57% compared to Freshpet's net margin of 4.75%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 34.33% beat Freshpet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lamb Weston9.57% 34.33% 8.30% Freshpet 4.75%3.67%2.42% Does the media favor LW or FRPT? In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 51 more articles in the media than Freshpet. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Lamb Weston and 4 mentions for Freshpet. Freshpet's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.11 indicating that Freshpet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lamb Weston 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Freshpet 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor LW or FRPT? Freshpet received 149 more outperform votes than Lamb Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.49% of users gave Lamb Weston an outperform vote while only 62.90% of users gave Freshpet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLamb WestonOutperform Votes34663.49% Underperform Votes19936.51% FreshpetOutperform Votes49562.90% Underperform Votes29237.10% Which has better valuation and earnings, LW or FRPT? Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Freshpet. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freshpet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLamb Weston$6.33B1.40$725.50M$2.5324.54Freshpet$927.89M7.52-$33.61M$0.89161.47 Do analysts recommend LW or FRPT? Lamb Weston currently has a consensus target price of $81.42, indicating a potential upside of 31.13%. Freshpet has a consensus target price of $163.36, indicating a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than Freshpet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Freshpet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk and volatility, LW or FRPT? Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshpet has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LW or FRPT? 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Freshpet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLamb Weston beats Freshpet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Freshpet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRPT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreshpetGrain mill products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.98B$9.76B$14.03B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.02%2.79%4.23%P/E Ratio161.4729.0121.9717.18Price / Sales7.521.872.66116.95Price / Cash243.9250.3621.1437.86Price / Book7.275.435.854.78Net Income-$33.61M$562.96M$572.90M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.16%-3.34%-1.85%-1.23%1 Month Performance-8.21%-1.84%-3.05%3.36%1 Year Performance69.01%24.46%2.93%16.60% Freshpet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRPTFreshpet3.8589 of 5 stars$143.71+1.6%$163.36+13.7%+71.6%$6.98B$927.89M161.471,083Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.9217 of 5 stars$82.33+3.9%$83.27+1.1%-40.0%$11.74B$6.46B19.2610,700Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageBRBRBellRing Brands3.1768 of 5 stars$77.63-0.5%$75.60-2.6%+37.9%$10.00B$2.00B41.71380BRFSBRF3.7112 of 5 stars$4.70+1.7%$10.70+127.7%+52.9%$5.09B$9.53B10.7496,667NOMDNomad Foods4.129 of 5 stars$17.47-1.6%$24.00+37.4%+2.2%$2.85B$3.07B13.357,894Analyst ForecastUTZUtz Brands3.7644 of 5 stars$17.55-0.7%$21.22+20.9%+4.1%$2.47B$1.42B-93.373,654KLGWK Kellogg1.0981 of 5 stars$20.75-0.1%$19.71-5.0%+44.4%$1.79B$2.72B26.643,150News CoverageVITLVital Farms3.1769 of 5 stars$38.49+2.4%$39.20+1.8%+169.1%$1.69B$471.86M33.54290Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOTLYOatly Group2.1906 of 5 stars$0.68-1.4%$1.27+86.5%-48.7%$404.17M$783.35M0.001,548MAMAMama's Creations3.2892 of 5 stars$9.40-0.7%$10.00+6.4%+71.3%$353.22M$113.59M72.85N/AEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAFRIForafric GlobalN/A$10.37+2.4%N/A-5.2%$278.74M$305.48M0.001 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lamb Weston Alternatives BellRing Brands Alternatives BRF Alternatives Nomad Foods Alternatives Utz Brands Alternatives WK Kellogg Alternatives Vital Farms Alternatives Oatly Group Alternatives Mama's Creations Alternatives Forafric Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FRPT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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