BAG vs. FEVR, NICL, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, CWK, OCDO, BME, TATE, and PFD
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), Cranswick (CWK), Ocado Group (OCDO), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Tate & Lyle (TATE), and Premier Foods (PFD). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
A.G. BARR vs. Its Competitors
A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
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.
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.
In the previous week, A.G. BARR had 7 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for A.G. BARR and 1 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat A.G. BARR's score of 0.22 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
46.7% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
A.G. BARR presently has a consensus price target of GBX 755, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 1,325, suggesting a potential upside of 39.62%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.
A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. A.G. BARR pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
