ABF vs. TATE, CWK, PFD, DCG, HFG, GNC, BAKK, BD15, PURE, and FIF
Should you be buying Associated British Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated British Foods include Tate & Lyle (TATE), Cranswick (CWK), Premier Foods (PFD), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Greencore Group (GNC), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Tate & Lyle (BD15), PureCircle (PURE), and Finsbury Food Group (FIF). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) and Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Associated British Foods received 613 more outperform votes than Tate & Lyle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.97% of users gave Associated British Foods an outperform vote while only 60.02% of users gave Tate & Lyle an outperform vote.
81.3% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Associated British Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Associated British Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 5.92%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 14.23% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.
Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Tate & Lyle pays out 4,318.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated British Foods pays out 3,483.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Tate & Lyle currently has a consensus target price of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 19.22%. Associated British Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 2,125, suggesting a potential downside of 16.67%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tate & Lyle is more favorable than Associated British Foods.
In the previous week, Associated British Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Associated British Foods and 3 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Associated British Foods' score of 0.15 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated British Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Associated British Foods beats Tate & Lyle on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Associated British Foods News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ABF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Associated British Foods Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
