JDE Peet’s (OTCMKTS:JDEPF) & Post (NYSE:POST) Critical Analysis

Post (NYSE:POST) and JDE Peet’s (OTCMKTS:JDEPF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Post and JDE Peet’s, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Post	1	3	4	0	2.38
JDE Peet’s	0	0	0	0	0.00

Post currently has a consensus price target of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.22%. Given Post’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Post is more favorable than JDE Peet’s.

Profitability

This table compares Post and JDE Peet’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%
JDE Peet’s	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Post and JDE Peet’s”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Post	$8.16 billion	0.46	$335.70 million	$5.44	15.15
JDE Peet’s	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Post has higher revenue and earnings than JDE Peet’s.

Summary

Post beats JDE Peet’s on 9 of the 9 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 JDE Peet’s

JDE Peet’s N.V., together with its subsidiaries, provides various coffee and tea products worldwide. It operates through LARMEA, APAC, Europe, and Peet’s segments. The company sells its products under the L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, OldTown, Super, Pickwick, and Moccona brand names. It serves various businesses, such as offices, hotels, bars, and restaurants, as well as coffee stores. JDE Peet’s N.V. was founded in 1753 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. JDE Peet’s N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Acorn Holdings B.V.