Hilton Food Group (HFG) Competitors

Glanbia (LON:GLB) and Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is GLB or HFG a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 355.4%. Hilton Food Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Glanbia pays out 7,340.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hilton Food Group pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is GLB or HFG more profitable?

Glanbia has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Hilton Food Group's net margin of 1.22%. Hilton Food Group's return on equity of 15.15% beat Glanbia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%
Hilton Food Group	1.22%	15.15%	4.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLB or HFG?

Hilton Food Group received 360 more outperform votes than Glanbia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.12% of users gave Hilton Food Group an outperform vote while only 65.00% of users gave Glanbia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glanbia	Outperform Votes 78 65.00%	Underperform Votes 42 35.00%
Hilton Food Group	Outperform Votes 438 73.12%	Underperform Votes 161 26.88%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GLB or HFG?

Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Hilton Food Group. Hilton Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glanbia, 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
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	20.65
Hilton Food Group	£3.80B	0.20	£46.35M	£51.96	16.19

Does the media prefer GLB or HFG?

In the previous week, Glanbia had 1 more articles in the media than Hilton Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Glanbia and 0 mentions for Hilton Food Group. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Hilton Food Group's score of -1.10 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	Positive
Hilton Food Group	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLB or HFG?

26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Hilton Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Hilton Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GLB or HFG?

Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Food Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GLB or HFG?

Hilton Food Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,077.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.08%. Given Hilton Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Food Group is more favorable than Glanbia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glanbia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hilton Food Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Hilton Food Group beats Glanbia on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.