BAG vs. FEVR, NICL, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, TATE, OCDO, PFD, DCG, and GNC
Should you be buying A.G. BARR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A.G. BARR include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Nichols (NICL), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Britvic (BVIC), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Ocado Group (OCDO), Premier Foods (PFD), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and Greencore Group (GNC). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
A.G. BARR vs.
A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
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.
46.7% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of A.G. BARR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held 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.
A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. A.G. BARR pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fevertree Drinks pays out 8,947.4% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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 48.66% of users gave A.G. BARR an outperform vote.
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 12.60% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.
A.G. BARR currently has a consensus target price of GBX 603.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.34%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus target price of GBX 1,543.75, indicating a potential upside of 137.32%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.
In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 1 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 0 mentions for A.G. BARR. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of -1.05 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the media.
A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAG) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
