Bunzl (BNZL) Competitors GBX 2,988 -2.00 (-0.07%) As of 12:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BNZL vs. KITW, BSD, CCEP, RKT, IMB, TSCO, KYGA, CCH, ABF, and SBRYShould you be buying Bunzl stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bunzl include Kitwave Group (KITW), B.S.D Crown (BSD), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), Imperial Brands (IMB), Tesco (TSCO), Kerry Group (KYGA), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Associated British Foods (ABF), and J Sainsbury (SBRY). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Bunzl vs. Kitwave Group B.S.D Crown Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Reckitt Benckiser Group Imperial Brands Tesco Kerry Group Coca-Cola HBC Associated British Foods J Sainsbury Bunzl (LON:BNZL) and Kitwave Group (LON:KITW) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts rate BNZL or KITW? Bunzl currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,375, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. Kitwave Group has a consensus target price of GBX 495, suggesting a potential upside of 96.43%. Given Kitwave Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kitwave Group is more favorable than Bunzl.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bunzl 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Kitwave Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BNZL or KITW? 67.8% of Bunzl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Kitwave Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bunzl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Kitwave Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, BNZL or KITW? Bunzl has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kitwave Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNZL or KITW? Bunzl received 475 more outperform votes than Kitwave Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kitwave Group an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Bunzl an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBunzlOutperform Votes48660.00% Underperform Votes32440.00% Kitwave GroupOutperform Votes11100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is BNZL or KITW more profitable? Bunzl has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Kitwave Group's net margin of 2.83%. Kitwave Group's return on equity of 20.87% beat Bunzl's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bunzl4.20% 16.82% 5.80% Kitwave Group 2.83%20.87%7.23% Is BNZL or KITW a better dividend stock? Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Kitwave Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Bunzl pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kitwave Group pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kitwave Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer BNZL or KITW? In the previous week, Bunzl had 1 more articles in the media than Kitwave Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bunzl and 0 mentions for Kitwave Group. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Kitwave Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bunzl is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Bunzl Neutral Kitwave Group Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BNZL or KITW? Bunzl has higher revenue and earnings than Kitwave Group. Kitwave Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBunzl£11.23B0.87£471.99M£144.6620.66Kitwave Group£679.23M0.30£19.24M£24.0810.46 SummaryBunzl beats Kitwave Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Bunzl News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNZL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNZL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBunzlFood Distribution IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£9.77B£1.73B£6.50B£2.61BDividend Yield2.04%8.28%3.16%4.95%P/E Ratio20.6617.5610.97142.41Price / Sales0.8716.8079.33278,803.87Price / Cash9.7311.75147.7727.93Price / Book3.571.442.864.60Net Income£471.99M£52.61M£1.01B£5.78B7 Day Performance0.81%3.12%0.63%0.37%1 Month Performance-10.65%-0.35%-0.49%5.76%1 Year Performance-2.38%-2.72%45.43%127.17% Bunzl Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNZLBunzl1.8103 of 5 starsGBX 2,988-0.1%GBX 3,375+13.0%-1.8%£9.77B£11.23B20.6624,528High Trading VolumeKITWKitwave GroupN/AGBX 264+2.7%GBX 495+87.5%-25.4%£211.62M£679.23M10.96600High Trading VolumeBSDB.S.D CrownN/AN/AN/AN/A£36.22MN/A25.45184Gap DownCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific PartnersN/AGBX 6,540+1.9%N/A+9,823.7%£36.24B£23.04B22.5027,600News CoverageRKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.7446 of 5 starsGBX 5,168+0.7%GBX 4,788.50-7.3%+20.2%£35.26B£13.78B23.6526,000Insider TradeNews CoverageIMBImperial Brands1.0498 of 5 starsGBX 2,782-0.1%GBX 2,205-20.7%+58.1%£23.35B£17.31B11.7825,200Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageTSCOTesco2.0734 of 5 starsGBX 324.20-4.4%GBX 366.67+13.1%+11.5%£21.63B£66.34B16.9749,000High Trading VolumeKYGAKerry GroupN/AGBX 95.50+0.7%N/A+13.6%£15.83B£736.58B25.2621,000CCHCoca-Cola HBC1.1928 of 5 starsGBX 3,448+1.2%GBX 2,825-18.1%+38.5%£14.92B£12.23B23.8332,700ABFAssociated British Foods1.6282 of 5 starsGBX 1,882+1.6%GBX 2,246.67+19.4%-21.6%£13.57B£19.45B9.59133,000SBRYJ Sainsbury2.8327 of 5 starsGBX 232.40-1.1%GBX 302.50+30.2%-8.0%£5.36B£32.63B39.20152,000 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kitwave Group Alternatives B.S.D Crown Alternatives Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Alternatives Reckitt Benckiser Group Alternatives Imperial Brands Alternatives Tesco Alternatives Kerry Group Alternatives Coca-Cola HBC Alternatives Associated British Foods Alternatives J Sainsbury Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BNZL) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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