The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) Competitors

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to THS or HAIN?

In the previous week, The Hain Celestial Group had 1 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Hain Celestial Group and 5 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat The Hain Celestial Group's score of 1.26 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Hain Celestial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in THS or HAIN?

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, THS or HAIN?

TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than The Hain Celestial Group. The Hain Celestial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse Foods, 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.39	$26.90M	$0.54	48.72
The Hain Celestial Group	$1.66B	0.22	-$75.04M	-$1.94	-2.08

Which has more risk and volatility, THS or HAIN?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hain Celestial Group has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or HAIN?

The Hain Celestial Group received 323 more outperform votes than TreeHouse Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.89% of users gave The Hain Celestial Group an outperform vote while only 63.92% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 63.92%	Underperform Votes 276 36.08%
The Hain Celestial Group	Outperform Votes 812 66.89%	Underperform Votes 402 33.11%

Do analysts recommend THS or HAIN?

TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus price target of $34.83, indicating a potential upside of 32.40%. The Hain Celestial Group has a consensus price target of $6.44, indicating a potential upside of 59.66%. Given The Hain Celestial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Hain Celestial Group is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
The Hain Celestial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is THS or HAIN more profitable?

TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of 0.80% compared to The Hain Celestial Group's net margin of -10.51%. TreeHouse Foods' return on equity of 6.42% beat The Hain Celestial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	0.80%	6.42%	2.54%
The Hain Celestial Group	-10.51%	2.88%	1.26%

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats The Hain Celestial Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.