Flowers Foods (FLO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FLO or CELH?

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FLO or CELH?

In the previous week, Celsius had 14 more articles in the media than Flowers Foods. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Celsius and 5 mentions for Flowers Foods. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.66 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flowers Foods	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FLO or CELH?

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.99%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $45.94, indicating a potential upside of 3.35%. Given Flowers Foods' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowers Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FLO or CELH?

75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FLO or CELH more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Flowers Foods' net margin of 4.49%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Flowers Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowers Foods	4.49%	18.91%	7.28%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FLO or CELH?

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Flowers Foods 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
Flowers Foods	$5.10B	0.64	$248.12M	$1.08	14.42
Celsius	$1.36B	8.45	$145.07M	$0.32	138.91

Summary

Celsius beats Flowers Foods on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.