Associated British Foods (ABF) Competitors

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ABF or KYGA?

In the previous week, Associated British Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Associated British Foods and 1 mentions for Kerry Group. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kerry Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ABF or KYGA a better dividend stock?

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 127.4%. Associated British Foods pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ABF or KYGA?

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kerry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Associated British Foods	£19.45B	0.80	£1.41B	£196.33	10.99
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	24.70

Do analysts prefer ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,245, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ABF or KYGA more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Associated British Foods' net margin of 7.25%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 13.07% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	7.25%	13.07%	5.51%
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABF or KYGA?

18.5% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.1% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Kerry Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.