FRPT vs. POST, INGR, KLG, BROS, LANC, FLO, OLLI, RH, NTCOY, and FIZZ
Should you be buying Freshpet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freshpet include Post (POST), Ingredion (INGR), WK Kellogg (KLG), Dutch Bros (BROS), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Flowers Foods (FLO), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), RH (RH), Natura &Co (NTCOY), and National Beverage (FIZZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Post (NYSE:POST) and Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Freshpet received 52 more outperform votes than Post when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.42% of users gave Post an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Freshpet an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Post had 87 more articles in the media than Freshpet. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Post and 6 mentions for Freshpet. Post's average media sentiment score of -0.12 beat Freshpet's score of -0.18 indicating that Freshpet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Post has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshpet has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Post presently has a consensus price target of $109.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. Freshpet has a consensus price target of $107.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.58%. Given Freshpet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than Freshpet.
Post has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Post's net margin of -4.38%. Freshpet's return on equity of 10.51% beat Post's return on equity.
94.9% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Post shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Freshpet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Post has higher revenue and earnings than Freshpet. Freshpet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Post beats Freshpet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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