Kellanova (K) Competitors

Kellanova (NYSE:K) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate K or BYND?

Kellanova currently has a consensus price target of $81.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.38%. Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.37%. Given Beyond Meat's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Kellanova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kellanova	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Beyond Meat	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has more volatility and risk, K or BYND?

Kellanova has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in K or BYND?

83.9% of Kellanova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kellanova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, K or BYND?

Kellanova has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kellanova, 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
Kellanova	$12.75B	2.17	$1.34B	$3.81	20.97
Beyond Meat	$326.45M	0.67	-$160.28M	-$2.28	-1.26

Is K or BYND more profitable?

Kellanova has a net margin of 10.56% compared to Beyond Meat's net margin of -49.70%. Kellanova's return on equity of 32.54% beat Beyond Meat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kellanova	10.56%	32.54%	8.23%
Beyond Meat	-49.70%	N/A	-23.00%

Does the media refer more to K or BYND?

In the previous week, Kellanova had 29 more articles in the media than Beyond Meat. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Kellanova and 7 mentions for Beyond Meat. Kellanova's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Beyond Meat's score of 0.31 indicating that Kellanova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kellanova	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beyond Meat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Kellanova beats Beyond Meat on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.