Critical Analysis: BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and Want Want China (OTCMKTS:WWNTY)

Want Want China (OTCMKTS:WWNTY) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) 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 profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Want Want China has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Want Want China and BellRing Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Want Want China	N/A	N/A	N/A
BellRing Brands	12.82%	-133.63%	32.69%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Want Want China and BellRing Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Want Want China	$3.30 billion	2.32	$557.87 million	N/A	N/A
BellRing Brands	$2.00 billion	3.78	$246.50 million	$2.15	27.62

Want Want China has higher revenue and earnings than BellRing Brands.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Want Want China and BellRing Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Want Want China	0	0	0	0	0.00
BellRing Brands	0	3	13	0	2.81

BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.69%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Want Want China.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Want Want China on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Want Want China

Want Want China Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells food and beverages. The company operates through four segments: Rice Crackers, Dairy Products and Beverages, Snack Foods, and Other Products. It offers sugar coated crackers, savoury crackers, fried crackers, and gift packs; flavored milk, room temperature yogurt, yogurt drinks, ready-to-drink coffee, juice and sports drinks, herbal tea, and milk powder; candies, popsicles, ball cakes and jellies, beans, nuts, and other snacks; and wine and other food products. The company also trades in food and beverages, and related activities online, as well as raw materials, machineries, etc.; sells chemical materials and plastic films/bags; manufactures and sells machineries and related services; manufactures dehydrating, deoxidating, preservative, and related products; manufactures and sells packaging materials, packing bags, carton boxes, and cans; provides consultancy, information, business, and network technology services; processes and sells rice and oil products; and manufactures and sells rice flour. In addition, it engages in the agricultural planting and management, and livestock and poultry breeding businesses. It serves customers through a sales and distribution network primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company also exports its products to North America, East Asia, South East Asia, and Europe. Want The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.

About BellRing Brands

BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.