Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, BAKK or GLB?

Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BAKK or GLB more profitable?

Glanbia has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.86%. Bakkavor Group's return on equity of 10.43% beat Glanbia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.43%	4.54%
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%

Is BAKK or GLB a better dividend stock?

Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 293.7%. Bakkavor Group pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Glanbia pays out 7,340.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer BAKK or GLB?

Bakkavor Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 27.35%. Given Bakkavor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Glanbia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Glanbia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, BAKK or GLB?

Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glanbia, 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
Bakkavor Group	£2.26B	0.61	£64.74M	£10.98	21.31
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	25.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BAKK or GLB?

42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BAKK or GLB?

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 1 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 1 mentions for Glanbia. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Glanbia'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bakkavor Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Glanbia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Bakkavor Group beats Glanbia on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.