Utz Brands (UTZ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utz Brands has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRBR or UTZ more profitable?

BellRing Brands has a net margin of 12.82% compared to Utz Brands' net margin of 1.27%. Utz Brands' return on equity of 7.80% beat BellRing Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%
Utz Brands	1.27%	7.80%	3.97%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRBR or UTZ?

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Utz Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Utz Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BRBR or UTZ?

In the previous week, BellRing Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Utz Brands. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for BellRing Brands and 21 mentions for Utz Brands. BellRing Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Utz Brands' score of 0.26 indicating that BellRing Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BellRing Brands	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Utz Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Utz Brands. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Utz 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
BellRing Brands	$2.00B	3.44	$246.50M	$2.15	25.17
Utz Brands	$1.41B	1.37	$15.97M	$0.32	42.72

Do analysts rate BRBR or UTZ?

BellRing Brands presently has a consensus price target of $76.06, suggesting a potential upside of 40.54%. Utz Brands has a consensus price target of $17.29, suggesting a potential upside of 26.45%. Given BellRing Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Utz Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Utz Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Utz Brands on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.