Reviewing Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Celsius and Utz Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	0	4	20	0	2.83
Utz Brands	1	3	4	0	2.38

Celsius presently has a consensus target price of $64.53, indicating a potential upside of 129.39%. Utz Brands has a consensus target price of $12.06, indicating a potential upside of 69.92%. Given Celsius’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Celsius is more favorable than Utz Brands.

Volatility & Risk

Celsius has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utz Brands has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Celsius and Utz Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	5.85%	37.95%	9.62%
Utz Brands	-0.58%	8.61%	4.17%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Celsius and Utz Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Celsius	$2.52 billion	2.86	$108.00 million	$0.43	65.42
Utz Brands	$1.44 billion	0.71	$800,000.00	($0.10)	-70.95

Celsius has higher revenue and earnings than Utz Brands. Utz Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Utz Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Utz Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Celsius beats Utz Brands on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Celsius

Celsius Holdings, Inc. develops, processes, markets, distributes, and sells functional energy drinks and liquid supplements in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canadian, European, Middle Eastern, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company offers CELSIUS, a fitness drink or supplement designed to accelerate metabolism and burn body fat; various flavors and carbonated and non-carbonated functional energy drinks under the CELSIUS Originals and Vibe name, as well as functional energy drink under the CELSIUS Essentials and CELSIUS On-the-Go Powder names; and CELSIUS ready-to drink products. It distributes its products through direct-to-store delivery, distributors, supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, nutritional stores, and mass merchants, as well as health clubs, gyms, the military, and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Vector Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to Celsius Holdings, Inc. in January 2007. Celsius Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Utz Brands

Utz Brands, Inc. engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp’s, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc. The company sells its products to wholesale and other distributors, grocery stores, convenience and drug stores, discount stores, mass merchandisers, membership club stores, hard discounters, and specialty and e-commerce retailers. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.