Post (POST) Competitors

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

Is CELH or POST more profitable?

Celsius has a net margin of 7.91% compared to Post's net margin of 4.62%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat Post's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%
Post	4.62%	10.80%	3.30%

Do analysts prefer CELH or POST?

Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $52.28, indicating a potential downside of 8.76%. Post has a consensus target price of $131.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.91%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Post 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)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more volatility & risk, CELH or POST?

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

Does the media refer more to CELH or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 63 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for Post and 53 mentions for Celsius. Celsius' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Post's score of 0.15 indicating that Celsius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	42 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CELH or POST?

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CELH or POST?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Post 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	$1.67B	8.87	$145.07M	$0.37	154.86
Post	$7.92B	0.74	$366.90M	$5.88	18.46

Summary

Celsius and Post tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.