Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BVIC or CCH?

In the previous week, Britvic and Britvic both had 3 articles in the media. Britvic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Coca-Cola HBC'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BVIC or CCH?

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

Do analysts recommend BVIC or CCH?

Britvic currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,107.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.95%. Coca-Cola HBC has a consensus price target of GBX 2,825, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given Coca-Cola HBC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 better valuation and 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	1.74	£129.50M	£0.51	2,523.53
Coca-Cola HBC	£10.34B	0.96	£632.40M	£1.43	1,920.28

Is BVIC or CCH a better dividend stock?

Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BVIC or CCH?

98.4% of Britvic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Britvic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

Coca-Cola HBC beats Britvic on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.