Britvic (BVIC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CCH or BVIC?

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

Does the media favor CCH or BVIC?

In the previous week, Britvic had 4 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola HBC. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Britvic and 1 mentions for Coca-Cola HBC. Coca-Cola HBC's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Britvic's score of 0.54 indicating that Coca-Cola HBC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola HBC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Britvic	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CCH or BVIC 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
Coca-Cola HBC	6.12%	20.68%	5.79%
Britvic	7.06%	36.42%	6.56%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCH or BVIC?

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

Is CCH or BVIC a better dividend stock?

Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

26.9% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Britvic shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.2% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Britvic shares are owned 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 preferable valuation & earnings, CCH or BVIC?

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
Coca-Cola HBC	£10.34B	0.95	£632.40M	£1.43	1,889.51
Britvic	£1.83B	1.76	£129.50M	£0.51	2,558.82

Do analysts rate CCH or BVIC?

Coca-Cola HBC currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,825, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. Britvic has a consensus price target of GBX 1,107.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.13%. 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
Coca-Cola HBC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Britvic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Coca-Cola HBC beats Britvic on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.