Compass Group (CPG) Competitors GBX 2,535 -22.00 (-0.86%) As of 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock CPG vs. KYGA, DPLM, DPH, HWDN, IGG, CTY, SMWH, GNS, CAR, and PRPShould you be buying Compass Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Group include Kerry Group (KYGA), Diploma (DPLM), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), WH Smith (SMWH), Genus (GNS), Carclo (CAR), and Prime People (PRP). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Compass Group vs. Kerry Group Diploma Dechra Pharmaceuticals Howden Joinery Group IG Group City of London WH Smith Genus Carclo Prime People Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. 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 128.3%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Do analysts rate KYGA or CPG? Compass Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,692, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 0.00Compass Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 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 Group8.50% 10.15% 4.77% Compass Group 4.27%22.69%7.52% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 60.09% of users gave Compass Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKerry GroupOutperform Votes16663.60% Underperform Votes9536.40% Compass GroupOutperform Votes55760.09% Underperform Votes37039.91% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKerry Group£736.58B0.02£62.65B£3.7824.54Compass Group£31.57B1.36£1.35B£79.5231.88 Does the media prefer KYGA or CPG? In the previous week, Compass Group had 1 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Compass Group and 1 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Compass Group's score of -0.32 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Compass Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, KYGA or CPG? Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCompass Group beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Compass Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompass GroupRestaurants IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£43.00B£2.83B£3.04B£2.47BDividend Yield1.96%4.96%3.51%4.95%P/E Ratio31.8814.8219.72130.51Price / Sales1.3650.7758.16230,385.31Price / Cash16.8443.1830.5727.95Price / Book6.271.993.194.42Net Income£1.35B£96.75M£257.24M£5.79B7 Day Performance5.45%1.00%1.84%5.37%1 Month Performance-4.70%-3.52%-3.13%3.79%1 Year Performance18.35%-12.34%1,054.52%104.20% Compass Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPGCompass Group1.0211 of 5 starsGBX 2,535-0.9%GBX 2,692+6.2%+17.4%£43.00B£31.57B31.88550,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNegative NewsKYGAKerry GroupN/AGBX 94.70-5.0%N/A+17.2%£15.70B£736.58B25.0521,000News CoveragePositive NewsDPLMDiploma1.086 of 5 starsGBX 3,588.42-3.5%GBX 4,567.50+27.3%+10.2%£4.79B£1.25B41.253,500Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeDPHDechra PharmaceuticalsN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40B£761.50M-15,464.002,457HWDNHowden Joinery Group2.9771 of 5 starsGBX 676.50-0.9%GBX 968.80+43.2%-18.5%£3.69B£2.34B14.5012,000High Trading VolumeIGGIG Group1.5733 of 5 starsGBX 913-0.2%GBX 1,082.50+18.6%+38.7%£3.24B£913.00M6.092,754High Trading VolumeCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 412-3.2%N/A+11.8%£2.04B£307.08M6.94N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSMWHWH Smith2.6279 of 5 starsGBX 907-2.5%GBX 1,456.67+60.6%-24.7%£1.17B£1.83B18.7114,935Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageNegative NewsHigh Trading VolumeGNSGenus1.5232 of 5 starsGBX 1,722-2.0%GBX 2,150+24.9%-3.7%£1.13B£666.67M142.74480High Trading VolumeCARCarcloN/AGBX 24flatN/A+240.6%£17.62M£132.66M-5.341,059Gap UpPRPPrime PeopleN/AN/AN/AN/A£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KYGA Alternatives DPLM Alternatives DPH Alternatives HWDN Alternatives IGG Alternatives CTY Alternatives SMWH Alternatives GNS Alternatives CAR Alternatives PRP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CPG) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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