Nomad Foods (NOMD) Competitors

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to NOMD or BRBR?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 10 more articles in the media than Nomad Foods. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BellRing Brands and 5 mentions for Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat BellRing Brands' score of 1.26 indicating that Nomad Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomad Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BellRing Brands	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NOMD or BRBR?

Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOMD or BRBR?

Nomad Foods received 133 more outperform votes than BellRing Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.84% of users gave BellRing Brands an outperform vote while only 62.65% of users gave Nomad Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nomad Foods	Outperform Votes 270 62.65%	Underperform Votes 161 37.35%
BellRing Brands	Outperform Votes 137 68.84%	Underperform Votes 62 31.16%

Is NOMD or BRBR more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 13.32% compared to Nomad Foods' net margin of 6.54%. Nomad Foods' return on equity of 10.38% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomad Foods	6.54%	10.38%	4.25%
BellRing Brands	13.32%	-130.14%	33.35%

Do analysts rate NOMD or BRBR?

Nomad Foods presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.64%. BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $79.13, suggesting a potential upside of 7.54%. Given Nomad Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than BellRing Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomad Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NOMD or BRBR?

BellRing Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nomad Foods. Nomad Foods 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
Nomad Foods	$3.10B	0.95	$208.56M	$1.51	12.75
BellRing Brands	$2.10B	4.50	$246.50M	$2.13	34.55

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

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Nomad Foods on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.