A.G. BARR (BAG) Competitors

Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is FEVR or BAG a better dividend stock?

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 90.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A.G. BARR pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A.G. BARR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FEVR or BAG?

68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of A.G. BARR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FEVR or BAG more profitable?

A.G. BARR has a net margin of 8.81% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. A.G. BARR's return on equity of 12.27% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fevertree Drinks	6.05%	9.30%	4.91%
A.G. BARR	8.81%	12.27%	7.77%

Does the media favor FEVR or BAG?

In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks and Fevertree Drinks both had 1 articles in the media. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.67 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fevertree Drinks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
A.G. BARR	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FEVR or BAG?

A.G. BARR has higher revenue and earnings than Fevertree Drinks. A.G. BARR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, 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
Fevertree Drinks	£394.92M	2.55	£23.91M	£18.79	42.00
A.G. BARR	£414.41M	1.83	£36.51M	£32.52	20.82

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks received 95 more outperform votes than A.G. BARR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 48.47% of users gave A.G. BARR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fevertree Drinks	Outperform Votes 349 69.25%	Underperform Votes 155 30.75%
A.G. BARR	Outperform Votes 254 48.47%	Underperform Votes 270 51.53%

Do analysts rate FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, suggesting a potential upside of 110.18%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 685, suggesting a potential upside of 1.18%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fevertree Drinks	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
A.G. BARR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.