Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BRBR or VREX?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 25 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for BellRing Brands and 1 mentions for Varex Imaging. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Varex Imaging's score of 0.00 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Varex Imaging	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRBR or VREX?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts prefer BRBR or VREX?

BellRing Brands currently has a consensus price target of $76.06, indicating a potential upside of 40.54%. Varex Imaging has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 213.37%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	3.44	$246.50M	$2.15	25.17
Varex Imaging	$811M	0.36	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-6.97

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Varex Imaging on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.