Reviewing Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) & SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL)

SunOpta (NASDAQ:STKL) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunOpta	-0.66%	12.82%	2.90%
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%

Volatility & Risk

SunOpta has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SunOpta and Celsius, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunOpta	1	1	2	0	2.25
Celsius	2	3	20	0	2.72

SunOpta presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 168.66%. Celsius has a consensus price target of $62.95, suggesting a potential upside of 66.01%. Given SunOpta’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SunOpta is more favorable than Celsius.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.4% of SunOpta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of SunOpta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunOpta	$792.44 million	0.50	-$17.39 million	N/A	N/A
Celsius	$2.13 billion	4.60	$145.07 million	$0.10	379.20

Celsius has higher revenue and earnings than SunOpta.

Summary

Celsius beats SunOpta on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SunOpta

SunOpta Inc. engages in manufacture and sale of plant-based and fruit-based food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides plant-based beverages utilizing oat, almond, soy, coconut, rice, hemp, and other bases under the Dream and West Life brands; oat-based creamers under the SOWN brand; ready-to-drink protein shakes; and nut, grain, seed, and legume based beverages; packaged teas and concentrates; and meat and vegetable broths and stocks. It also offers plant-based ingredients, such as oatbase, oatgold, soybase, hempbase, and soypowders and okara; ready-to-eat fruit snacks made from apple purée and juice concentrate in bar, bit, twist, strip and sandwich formats; cold pressed fruit bars; liquid and powder ingredients utilizing oat, soy and hemp bases; ready-to-eat fruit smoothie and chia bowls topped with frozen fruit; consumer products, which includes protein shakes, teas, broths, and fruit snacks; and liquid and dry ingredients for internal use and for sale to other food and beverage manufacturers. It sells its products through various distribution channels including private label products to retail customers; branded products under co-manufacturing agreements to other branded food companies for their distribution; and its own branded products to retail and foodservice customers. The company was formerly known as Stake Technology Ltd. and changed its name to SunOpta Inc. in October 2003. SunOpta Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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.