CCR vs. CWK, OCDO, TATE, BME, PFD, BAKK, FEVR, GNC, DCG, and MPE
Should you be buying C&C Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of C&C Group include Cranswick (CWK), Ocado Group (OCDO), Tate & Lyle (TATE), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and M.P. Evans Group (MPE). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
C&C Group vs. Its Competitors
Cranswick (LON:CWK) and C&C Group (LON:CCR) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. C&C Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Cranswick pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. C&C Group pays out -20.9% 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. C&C Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than C&C Group. C&C Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, C&C Group had 1 more articles in the media than Cranswick. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for C&C Group and 0 mentions for Cranswick. C&C Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cranswick's score of 0.30 indicating that C&C Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less 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.
Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,370, indicating a potential upside of 1.51%. Given Cranswick's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than C&C Group.
84.6% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of C&C Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of C&C Group shares are held 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.
Cranswick has a net margin of 4.35% compared to C&C Group's net margin of -6.87%. Cranswick's return on equity of 12.64% beat C&C Group's return on equity.
Summary
Cranswick beats C&C Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CCR) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
