Benchmark (BMK) Competitors

Greencore Group (LON:GNC) and Benchmark (LON:BMK) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Is GNC or BMK more profitable?

Greencore Group has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Benchmark's net margin of -22.54%. Greencore Group's return on equity of 11.81% beat Benchmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	2.82%	11.81%	4.43%
Benchmark	-22.54%	-10.37%	-1.07%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GNC or BMK?

49.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Benchmark shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Benchmark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GNC or BMK?

Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GNC or BMK?

Greencore Group has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark. Benchmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, 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
Greencore Group	£1.85B	0.45	£52.20M	£0.10	1,842.00
Benchmark	£147.51M	1.49	-£28.91M	-£0.04	-745.00

Do analysts recommend GNC or BMK?

Greencore Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential downside of 29.42%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Benchmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Benchmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNC or BMK?

Greencore Group received 405 more outperform votes than Benchmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.92% of users gave Greencore Group an outperform vote while only 72.62% of users gave Benchmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greencore Group	Outperform Votes 641 72.92%	Underperform Votes 238 27.08%
Benchmark	Outperform Votes 236 72.62%	Underperform Votes 89 27.38%

Does the media favor GNC or BMK?

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 1 more articles in the media than Benchmark. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Greencore Group and 1 mentions for Benchmark. Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Benchmark's score of -0.65 indicating that Greencore Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greencore Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Benchmark	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Greencore Group beats Benchmark on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.