Greencore Group (GNC) Competitors

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is CWK or GNC more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cranswick	4.35%	12.64%	8.26%
Greencore Group	2.82%	11.62%	4.43%

Does the media prefer CWK or GNC?

In the previous week, Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Greencore Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cranswick	Neutral
Greencore Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, CWK or GNC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick	£2.61B	1.01	£113.74M	£210.14	23.39
Greencore Group	£1.72B	0.45	£48.48M	£11.06	15.98

Do analysts rate CWK or GNC?

Cranswick currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,700, suggesting a potential downside of 45.07%. Greencore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential downside of 26.45%. Given Greencore Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cranswick	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Greencore Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CWK or GNC?

Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWK or GNC?

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 63.52% of users gave Cranswick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cranswick	Outperform Votes 404 63.52%	Underperform Votes 232 36.48%
Greencore Group	Outperform Votes 641 72.76%	Underperform Votes 240 27.24%

Is CWK or GNC a better dividend stock?

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 3.4%. 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWK or GNC?

84.6% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.6% of Greencore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Greencore Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cranswick beats Greencore Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.