C&C Group (CCR) Competitors

Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) and C&C Group (LON:CCR) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is OCDO or CCR more profitable?

C&C Group has a net margin of -6.87% compared to Ocado Group's net margin of -7.23%. Ocado Group's return on equity of -15.18% beat C&C Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocado Group	-7.23%	-15.18%	-4.02%
C&C Group	-6.87%	-17.07%	2.08%

Does the media refer more to OCDO or CCR?

In the previous week, Ocado Group had 5 more articles in the media than C&C Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ocado Group and 3 mentions for C&C Group. C&C Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Ocado Group's score of 0.36 indicating that C&C Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ocado Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
C&C Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate OCDO or CCR?

Ocado Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 320, suggesting a potential upside of 6.92%. C&C Group has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 44.76%. Given C&C Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe C&C Group is more favorable than Ocado Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocado Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
C&C Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, OCDO or CCR?

Ocado Group has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OCDO or CCR?

Ocado Group received 457 more outperform votes than C&C Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave C&C Group an outperform vote while only 55.80% of users gave Ocado Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ocado Group	Outperform Votes 587 55.80%	Underperform Votes 465 44.20%
C&C Group	Outperform Votes 130 71.43%	Underperform Votes 52 28.57%

Which has better earnings & valuation, OCDO or CCR?

C&C Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ocado Group. Ocado Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C&C Group, 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
Ocado Group	£3.07B	0.82	-£222.03M	-£26.27	-11.39
C&C Group	£1.90B	0.30	-£130.80M	-£23.90	-5.35

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OCDO or CCR?

53.6% of Ocado Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of C&C Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.5% of Ocado Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of C&C Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

C&C Group beats Ocado Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.