BRF (BRFS) Competitors

BRF (NYSE:BRFS) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor BRFS or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 5 more articles in the media than BRF. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BellRing Brands and 7 mentions for BRF. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat BRF's score of 0.03 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer BRFS or BRBR?

BRF currently has a consensus price target of $10.70, suggesting a potential upside of 188.41%. BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $77.13, suggesting a potential downside of 3.18%. Given BRF's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BRF is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRF	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRFS or BRBR?

BellRing Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRF. BRF 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
BRF	$9.53B	0.42	-$406.32M	$0.43	8.63
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	5.14	$246.50M	$1.87	42.60

Is BRFS or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.35% compared to BRF's net margin of 6.52%. BRF's return on equity of 19.66% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRF	6.52%	19.66%	5.49%
BellRing Brands	12.35%	-103.89%	32.74%

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

4.8% of BRF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BRF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRFS or BRBR?

BRF received 195 more outperform votes than BellRing Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.72% of users gave BellRing Brands an outperform vote while only 56.63% of users gave BRF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BRF	Outperform Votes 329 56.63%	Underperform Votes 252 43.37%
BellRing Brands	Outperform Votes 134 68.72%	Underperform Votes 61 31.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, BRFS or BRBR?

BRF has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats BRF on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.