Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) Critical Comparison

Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Celsius	5.85%	37.95%	9.62%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group	$2.54 billion	0.83	$75.23 million	N/A	N/A
Celsius	$2.52 billion	2.79	$108.00 million	$0.43	63.80

Celsius has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greencore Group.

Risk and Volatility

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Greencore Group and Celsius, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	0	0	0	1	4.00
Celsius	0	4	21	0	2.84

Celsius has a consensus price target of $58.65, indicating a potential upside of 113.77%. Given Celsius’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Celsius is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Celsius shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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.