GNC vs. CWK, GLB, TATE, PFD, DCG, BAKK, HFG, ZAM, BD15, and BMK
Should you be buying Greencore Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greencore Group include Cranswick (CWK), Glanbia (GLB), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Zambeef Products (ZAM), Tate & Lyle (BD15), and Benchmark (BMK). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Greencore Group vs.
Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
Greencore Group received 237 more outperform votes than Cranswick when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.76% of users gave Greencore Group an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Cranswick an outperform vote.
Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Cranswick pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencore Group pays out 54.3% 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.
In the previous week, Cranswick had 2 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cranswick and 2 mentions for Greencore Group. Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Cranswick's score of 0.15 indicating that Greencore Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
84.6% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Greencore Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cranswick currently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,156, suggesting a potential upside of 5.01%. Greencore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential downside of 29.19%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Greencore Group.
Cranswick has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 2.82%. Cranswick's return on equity of 12.64% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.
Summary
Cranswick beats Greencore Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GNC) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
