C&C Group (CCR) Competitors

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and C&C Group (LON:CCR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor PFD or CCR?

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 3 more articles in the media than C&C Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Premier Foods and 0 mentions for C&C Group. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat C&C Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Premier Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods	Positive
C&C Group	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PFD or CCR?

Premier Foods has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C&C Group has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PFD or CCR?

Premier Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 15.01%. C&C Group has a consensus target price of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 27.24%. Given C&C Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe C&C Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
C&C Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFD or CCR?

Premier Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than C&C Group. C&C Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, 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
Premier Foods	£1.14B	1.38	£112.50M	£0.13	1,404.62
C&C Group	£1.65B	0.34	-£113.50M	-£0.24	-605.83

Is PFD or CCR a better dividend stock?

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. C&C Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Premier Foods pays out 1,538.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. C&C Group pays out -2,083.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. C&C Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFD or CCR?

Premier Foods received 277 more outperform votes than C&C Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.11% of users gave C&C Group an outperform vote while only 68.18% of users gave Premier Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Premier Foods	Outperform Votes 405 68.18%	Underperform Votes 189 31.82%
C&C Group	Outperform Votes 128 71.11%	Underperform Votes 52 28.89%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PFD or CCR?

48.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of C&C Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Premier Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of C&C Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PFD or CCR more profitable?

Premier Foods has a net margin of 9.89% compared to C&C Group's net margin of -6.87%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 8.23% beat C&C Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier Foods	9.89%	8.23%	4.78%
C&C Group	-6.87%	-17.34%	2.08%

Summary

Premier Foods beats C&C Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.