Lamb Weston (LW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CELH or LW?

Celsius has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CELH or LW?

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Lamb Weston 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.

Do analysts rate CELH or LW?

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $47.83, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 20.42%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston 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
Lamb Weston	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Is CELH or LW more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 5.54%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Lamb Weston's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%
Lamb Weston	5.54%	27.99%	6.43%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CELH or LW?

Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Lamb Weston 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	8.50	$145.07M	$0.32	139.75
Lamb Weston	$6.45B	1.21	$357.20M	$2.51	22.30

Does the media favor CELH or LW?

In the previous week, Celsius had 28 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Celsius and 20 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Celsius' score of 0.72 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	20 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lamb Weston	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Celsius beats Lamb Weston on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.