Post (NYSE:POST – Get Free Report) and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Post has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Post and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Post | 3.48% | 13.22% | 3.42% |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | 12.93% | 6.18% | 2.63% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Post | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Post presently has a consensus target price of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Post’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.8% of Post shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of Post shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Post and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Post | $8.16 billion | 0.42 | $335.70 million | $5.44 | 13.91 |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | $1,379.36 billion | 0.00 | $125.38 million | $1.79 | 7.09 |
Post has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. 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 Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, an agricultural company, engages in the production of agricultural commodities in Brazil and other Latin American countries. The company operates through Agricultural Business, and Business Urban Properties and Investments segments. It is also involved in the management, development, and ownership of shopping malls, office buildings, and hotels; sale of grain derivatives, such as flour and oil; production and sale of crops, such as soybean, sugarcane, wheat, corn, oilseed, and sunflower, as well as sorghum and peanuts; and breeding, purchasing, and/or fattening of cattle for sale to slaughterhouses and supermarkets. In addition, it leases its farms to third parties for agriculture, cattle breeding, and seed production; and offers agricultural services. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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