Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CWK or BAKK?

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 2 more articles in the media than Cranswick. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 0 mentions for Cranswick. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Cranswick's score of 0.00 indicating that Bakkavor Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cranswick	Neutral
Bakkavor Group	Positive

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

84.6% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CWK or BAKK?

Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,423, indicating a potential downside of 30.21%. Bakkavor Group has a consensus price target of GBX 162.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Given Bakkavor Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Cranswick.

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CWK or BAKK?

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
Cranswick	£2.60B	1.01	£113.10M	£2.09	2,346.89
Bakkavor Group	£2.23B	0.37	£64M	£0.11	1,300.00

Is CWK or BAKK 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
Cranswick	4.35%	12.89%	8.26%
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.44%	4.54%

Is CWK or BAKK a better dividend stock?

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CWK or BAKK?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CWK or BAKK?

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

Summary

Cranswick beats Bakkavor Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.