Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is BRBR or VREX more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.08%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 4.91% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%
Varex Imaging	-5.08%	4.91%	2.16%

Does the media favor BRBR or VREX?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 16 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for BellRing Brands and 2 mentions for Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat BellRing Brands' score of 0.54 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Varex Imaging	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, 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
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	3.66	$246.50M	$2.15	26.78
Varex Imaging	$811M	0.45	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-8.55

Do analysts rate BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands currently has a consensus target price of $76.69, suggesting a potential upside of 33.18%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 155.54%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BRBR or VREX?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Varex Imaging on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.