Post (NYSE:POST) vs. CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) Head-To-Head Review

Post (NYSE:POST) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Post and CIMG”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Post	$7.92 billion	0.72	$366.90 million	$5.88	17.87
CIMG	$987,212.00	9.41	-$8.97 million	($7.37)	-0.03

Post has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG. CIMG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Post, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Post	4.62%	10.80%	3.30%
CIMG	N/A	-43,138.02%	-279.62%

Risk and Volatility

Post has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Post shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of CIMG shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Post shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Post and CIMG, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Post	0	1	4	0	2.80
CIMG	0	0	0	0	0.00

Post currently has a consensus target price of $131.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.84%. Given Post’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Post is more favorable than CIMG.

Summary

Post beats CIMG on 12 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 CIMG

CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.