TreeHouse Foods (THS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, THS or POST?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Post has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to THS or POST?

In the previous week, Post had 70 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Post and 5 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Post's score of 0.02 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Post	12 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is THS or POST more profitable?

Post has a net margin of 4.63% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of -0.72%. Post's return on equity of 10.49% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	-0.72%	5.94%	2.38%
Post	4.63%	10.49%	3.41%

Do analysts prefer THS or POST?

TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus target price of $34.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.69%. Post has a consensus target price of $124.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Given Post's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Post	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Do institutionals and insiders believe in THS or POST?

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or POST?

TreeHouse Foods received 66 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 64.68% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 64.68%	Underperform Votes 267 35.32%
Post	Outperform Votes 423 67.57%	Underperform Votes 203 32.43%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, THS or POST?

Post has higher revenue and earnings than TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.36B	0.51	$53.10M	-$0.47	-71.55
Post	$7.92B	0.84	$366.90M	$5.64	20.36

Summary

Post beats TreeHouse Foods on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.