Coty (COTY) Competitors

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Coty (NYSE:COTY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts prefer CELH or COTY?

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $47.83, indicating a potential downside of 4.56%. Coty has a consensus price target of $7.80, indicating a potential upside of 62.28%. Given Coty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coty is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Coty	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Is CELH or COTY more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Coty's net margin of -6.60%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Coty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%
Coty	-6.60%	5.61%	1.87%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CELH or COTY?

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Coty shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Coty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CELH or COTY?

Celsius has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coty. Coty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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
Celsius	$1.36B	9.53	$145.07M	$0.32	156.63
Coty	$6.12B	0.68	$89.40M	-$0.48	-10.01

Which has more risk & volatility, CELH or COTY?

Celsius has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CELH or COTY?

In the previous week, Celsius had 35 more articles in the media than Coty. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Celsius and 9 mentions for Coty. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Coty's score of 0.88 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Celsius beats Coty on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.