Diageo (DGE) Competitors

Diageo (LON:DGE) and Chapel Down Group (LON:CDGP) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DGE or CDGP?

Diageo received 1350 more outperform votes than Chapel Down Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diageo	Outperform Votes 1350 67.43%	Underperform Votes 652 32.57%
Chapel Down Group	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, DGE or CDGP?

Diageo has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chapel Down Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DGE or CDGP?

Diageo has higher revenue and earnings than Chapel Down Group. Diageo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chapel Down 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
Diageo	£20.48B	2.21	£3.96B	£178.53	11.40
Chapel Down Group	£15.97M	4.30	£1.01M	£0.59	68.27

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DGE or CDGP?

63.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Chapel Down Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Diageo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.8% of Chapel Down Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DGE or CDGP?

In the previous week, Diageo had 4 more articles in the media than Chapel Down Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diageo and 0 mentions for Chapel Down Group. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Chapel Down Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diageo	Positive
Chapel Down Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate DGE or CDGP?

Diageo presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,876.67, suggesting a potential upside of 41.29%. Given Diageo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Chapel Down Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diageo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Chapel Down Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is DGE or CDGP more profitable?

Diageo has a net margin of 19.33% compared to Chapel Down Group's net margin of 6.29%. Diageo's return on equity of 50.44% beat Chapel Down Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diageo	19.33%	50.44%	8.30%
Chapel Down Group	6.29%	2.91%	2.25%

Summary

Diageo beats Chapel Down Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.