Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BAKK or CWK?

Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BAKK or CWK?

In the previous week, Cranswick had 3 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cranswick and 1 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.15 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is BAKK or CWK more profitable?

Cranswick has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.86%. Cranswick's return on equity of 12.89% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.44%	4.54%
Cranswick	4.35%	12.89%	8.26%

Do analysts prefer BAKK or CWK?

Bakkavor Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. Cranswick has a consensus target price of GBX 3,423, suggesting a potential downside of 30.85%. Given Bakkavor Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cranswick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BAKK or CWK?

42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAKK or CWK?

Cranswick received 269 more outperform votes than Bakkavor Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.59% of users gave Bakkavor Group an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave Cranswick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bakkavor Group	Outperform Votes 135 64.59%	Underperform Votes 74 35.41%
Cranswick	Outperform Votes 404 63.82%	Underperform Votes 229 36.18%

Is BAKK or CWK a better dividend stock?

Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Bakkavor Group pays out 7,272.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cranswick pays out 4,306.2% 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 preferable valuation and earnings, BAKK or CWK?

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, 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	£2.23B	0.37	£64M	£0.11	1,281.82
Cranswick	£2.60B	1.02	£113.10M	£2.09	2,368.42

Summary

Cranswick beats Bakkavor Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.