Compass Group (CPG) Competitors

Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KYGA or CPG?

41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Compass Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or CPG?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KYGA or CPG?

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Group. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass 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
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	24.74
Compass Group	£31.57B	1.32	£1.35B	£79.52	30.86

Is KYGA or CPG more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.27%. Compass Group's return on equity of 22.69% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%
Compass Group	4.27%	22.69%	7.52%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KYGA or CPG?

Compass Group received 391 more outperform votes than Kerry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.60% of users gave Kerry Group an outperform vote while only 60.15% of users gave Compass Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kerry Group	Outperform Votes 166 63.60%	Underperform Votes 95 36.40%
Compass Group	Outperform Votes 557 60.15%	Underperform Votes 369 39.85%

Does the media prefer KYGA or CPG?

In the previous week, Compass Group had 2 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Compass Group and 1 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Compass Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kerry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Compass Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KYGA or CPG?

Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,690, indicating a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Compass Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is KYGA or CPG a better dividend stock?

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 127.2%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compass Group pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Compass Group beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.