Post (NYSE:POST) and China Feihe (OTCMKTS:CFEIY) Financial Contrast

China Feihe (OTCMKTS:CFEIY) and Post (NYSE:POST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for China Feihe and Post, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Feihe	0	1	0	0	2.00
Post	1	3	4	0	2.38

Post has a consensus target price of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.86%. Given Post’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than China Feihe.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Feihe and Post”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Feihe	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Post	$8.16 billion	0.47	$335.70 million	$5.44	15.67

Post has higher revenue and earnings than China Feihe.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Post shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares China Feihe and Post’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Feihe	N/A	N/A	N/A
Post	3.48%	13.22%	3.42%

Summary

Post beats China Feihe on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Feihe

China Feihe Limited, an investment holding company, produces and sells infant milk formula products in Mainland China, Canada, and the United States. It operates through two segments, Raw milk; and Dairy Products and Nutritional Supplements Products. The company provides a range of raw milk, adult milk powders, children's milk powder, liquid milk products, maternity milk powder, and health care products, as well as soybean powder and goat milk powder. It is also involved in the retail of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other nutritional supplements, as well as rice powder supplement products. The company sells its products through distributors and e-commerce platforms, as well as through its website and mobile application. China Feihe Limited was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Post

Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names. The Weetabix segment primarily manufactures, markets, and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal under Weetabix and Alpen brands; hot cereals and other cereal-based food products; breakfast drinks; protein-based shakes under the UFIT brand, and nutritional snacks, such as muesli. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg products primarily under Papetti's and Abbotsford Farms brands, as well as potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. The segment also manufactures certain meat products. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dish, potato, sausage products under Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms, and Simply Potatoes brands; eggs and egg products under Bob Evans Egg Whites and Egg Beaters brands; and cheese, and other dairy and refrigerated products under Crystal Farms brand. It serves grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, dollar stores, discounters, wholesalers, convenience stores, pet supply retailers, drug store customers, foodservice distributors, and national restaurant chains, as well as sells its products in the military, ecommerce, and foodservice channels. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.