The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) Competitors

The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) and MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, HAIN or MGPI?

The Hain Celestial Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HAIN or MGPI?

In the previous week, MGP Ingredients had 2 more articles in the media than The Hain Celestial Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MGP Ingredients and 3 mentions for The Hain Celestial Group. The Hain Celestial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 0.38 indicating that The Hain Celestial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Hain Celestial Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MGP Ingredients	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, HAIN or MGPI?

MGP Ingredients has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Hain Celestial Group. The Hain Celestial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGP Ingredients, 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
The Hain Celestial Group	$1.74B	0.08	-$75.04M	-$2.89	-0.55
MGP Ingredients	$703.62M	0.90	$34.66M	$0.45	66.44

Is HAIN or MGPI more profitable?

MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 1.66% compared to The Hain Celestial Group's net margin of -16.17%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 12.48% beat The Hain Celestial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hain Celestial Group	-16.17%	2.47%	1.05%
MGP Ingredients	1.66%	12.48%	7.64%

Do analysts recommend HAIN or MGPI?

The Hain Celestial Group presently has a consensus target price of $3.64, suggesting a potential upside of 129.21%. MGP Ingredients has a consensus target price of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 68.34%. Given The Hain Celestial Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe The Hain Celestial Group is more favorable than MGP Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hain Celestial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
MGP Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HAIN or MGPI?

97.0% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MGP Ingredients beats The Hain Celestial Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.