Britvic (BVIC) Competitors

Britvic (LON:BVIC) and Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media refer more to BVIC or CCH?

In the previous week, Coca-Cola HBC had 2 more articles in the media than Britvic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Coca-Cola HBC and 1 mentions for Britvic. Coca-Cola HBC's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Britvic's score of 0.00 indicating that Coca-Cola HBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Britvic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coca-Cola HBC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BVIC or CCH?

98.4% of Britvic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Britvic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BVIC or CCH?

Britvic received 276 more outperform votes than Coca-Cola HBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Britvic an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Coca-Cola HBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Britvic	Outperform Votes 653 69.25%	Underperform Votes 290 30.75%
Coca-Cola HBC	Outperform Votes 377 60.61%	Underperform Votes 245 39.39%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BVIC or CCH?

Coca-Cola HBC has higher revenue and earnings than Britvic. Coca-Cola HBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Britvic, 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
Britvic	£1.83B	1.77	£129.50M	£0.51	2,574.51
Coca-Cola HBC	£10.34B	0.98	£632.40M	£1.43	1,958.04

Do analysts prefer BVIC or CCH?

Britvic presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,107.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.65%. Coca-Cola HBC has a consensus target price of GBX 2,825, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Given Coca-Cola HBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coca-Cola HBC is more favorable than Britvic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Britvic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Coca-Cola HBC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk and volatility, BVIC or CCH?

Britvic has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coca-Cola HBC has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BVIC or CCH more profitable?

Britvic has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Coca-Cola HBC's net margin of 6.12%. Britvic's return on equity of 36.42% beat Coca-Cola HBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Britvic	7.06%	36.42%	6.56%
Coca-Cola HBC	6.12%	20.68%	5.79%

Is BVIC or CCH a better dividend stock?

Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Britvic pays out 6,274.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Coca-Cola HBC pays out 5,524.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Coca-Cola HBC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Coca-Cola HBC beats Britvic on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.