Imperial Brands (IMB) Competitors GBX 2,532 +23.00 (+0.92%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability IMB vs. BATS, DGE, RKT, CCEP, TSCO, ABF, BNZL, CCH, SBRY, and BMEShould you be buying Imperial Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Imperial Brands include British American Tobacco (BATS), Diageo (DGE), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Tesco (TSCO), Associated British Foods (ABF), Bunzl (BNZL), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), J Sainsbury (SBRY), and B&M European Value Retail (BME). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Imperial Brands vs. British American Tobacco Diageo Reckitt Benckiser Group Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Tesco Associated British Foods Bunzl Coca-Cola HBC J Sainsbury B&M European Value Retail British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) and Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BATS or IMB? Imperial Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBritish American Tobacco£26.18B2.51-£13.88B-£6.22-477.33Imperial Brands£18.18B1.17£2.08B£2.301,100.87 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BATS or IMB? 40.7% of British American Tobacco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Imperial Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of British American Tobacco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Imperial Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, BATS or IMB? British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Imperial Brands has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BATS or IMB more profitable? Imperial Brands has a net margin of 11.44% compared to British American Tobacco's net margin of -52.84%. Imperial Brands' return on equity of 39.00% beat British American Tobacco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets British American Tobacco-52.84% -21.50% 5.16% Imperial Brands 11.44%39.00%6.92% Does the media prefer BATS or IMB? In the previous week, Imperial Brands had 9 more articles in the media than British American Tobacco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Imperial Brands and 1 mentions for British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Imperial Brands' score of 0.46 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment British American Tobacco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Imperial Brands 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BATS or IMB? British American Tobacco received 597 more outperform votes than Imperial Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.05% of users gave British American Tobacco an outperform vote while only 69.56% of users gave Imperial Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBritish American TobaccoOutperform Votes123074.05% Underperform Votes43125.95% Imperial BrandsOutperform Votes63369.56% Underperform Votes27730.44% Is BATS or IMB a better dividend stock? British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of GBX 236 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Imperial Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 153 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. British American Tobacco pays out -3,794.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Imperial Brands pays out 6,652.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. British American Tobacco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate BATS or IMB? British American Tobacco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,237.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.04%. Imperial Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 2,205, indicating a potential downside of 12.91%. Given British American Tobacco's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe British American Tobacco is more favorable than Imperial Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score British American Tobacco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Imperial Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryBritish American Tobacco beats Imperial Brands on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMissed Nvidia? Watch this ASAPThis little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrough so advanced, it’s going to make ChatGPT look like VHS. But what’s even more unbelievable? I believe it’ll make Nvidia’s meteoric rise look like a backyard bottle rocket.Click here and I’ll tell you everything you need to know. Get Imperial Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMB 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 IMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricImperial BrandsTobacco IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£21.36B£29.00B£5.48B£1.60BDividend Yield6.78%5.53%3.18%11.57%P/E Ratio1,100.87112.03202.001,629.31Price / Sales1.17184.06151,314.48248,106.54Price / Cash10.5714.60135.6832.80Price / Book4.953.113.032.88Net Income£2.08B-£5.90B£154.87M£172.51M7 Day Performance6.79%1.39%-0.41%-0.02%1 Month Performance10.18%1.42%2.03%-0.43%1 Year Performance38.10%9.26%73.81%24.84% Imperial Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMBImperial Brands0.4156 of 5 starsGBX 2,532+0.9%GBX 2,205-12.9%+34.8%£21.36B£18.18B1,100.8725,200News CoverageBATSBritish American Tobacco0.6953 of 5 starsGBX 2,923+0.2%GBX 3,237.50+10.8%+16.2%£64.60B£26.18B-469.9452,000Dividend IncreaseDGEDiageo1.5048 of 5 starsGBX 2,347.83-0.4%GBX 3,008+28.1%-15.4%£52.12B£20.27B1,778.0330,269RKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.5982 of 5 starsGBX 4,741-0.4%GBX 4,788.50+1.0%-10.9%£32.77B£14.33B2,184.7926,000CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific PartnersN/AGBX 6,160+2.0%N/A+11,050.4%£28.39B£19.15B1,737.1427,600High Trading VolumeTSCOTesco0.6417 of 5 starsGBX 350.90+0.7%GBX 313.33-10.7%+26.3%£23.90B£69.16B1,292.3349,000ABFAssociated British Foods0.7489 of 5 starsGBX 2,171+0.7%GBX 2,220+2.3%-7.3%£15.98B£19.92B1,400.65133,000Insider TradeBNZLBunzl0.7224 of 5 starsGBX 3,468+2.0%GBX 3,182.50-8.2%+18.4%£11.58B£11.60B2,391.7224,528CCHCoca-Cola HBC1.2617 of 5 starsGBX 2,756+0.6%GBX 2,825+2.5%+27.9%£9.98B£10.34B1,927.2732,700Insider TradePositive NewsSBRYJ Sainsbury2.1207 of 5 starsGBX 246.80+0.3%GBX 281+13.9%-5.0%£5.75B£32.70B4,113.33152,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBMEB&M European Value Retail3.5531 of 5 starsGBX 339+4.4%GBX 579.20+70.9%-35.1%£3.39B£5.48B941.7839,484Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BATS Alternatives DGE Alternatives RKT Alternatives CCEP Alternatives TSCO Alternatives ABF Alternatives BNZL Alternatives CCH Alternatives SBRY Alternatives BME Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:IMB) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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