Imperial Brands (IMB) Competitors GBX 2,580 +14.00 (+0.55%) (As of 08:36 AM 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 Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) and British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Do analysts rate IMB or BATS? Imperial Brands currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,205, suggesting a potential downside of 14.57%. British American Tobacco has a consensus target price of GBX 3,183.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.88%. Given British American Tobacco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe British American Tobacco is more favorable than Imperial Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Imperial Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50British American Tobacco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, IMB or BATS? Imperial Brands has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IMB or BATS a better dividend stock? Imperial Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 153 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of GBX 236 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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 pays out -3,794.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British American Tobacco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to IMB or BATS? In the previous week, Imperial Brands had 3 more articles in the media than British American Tobacco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Imperial Brands and 3 mentions for British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Imperial Brands' score of 0.15 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Imperial Brands 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral British American Tobacco 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IMB or BATS? British American Tobacco received 597 more outperform votes than Imperial Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.01% of users gave British American Tobacco an outperform vote while only 69.56% of users gave Imperial Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial BrandsOutperform Votes63369.56% Underperform Votes27730.44% British American TobaccoOutperform Votes123074.01% Underperform Votes43225.99% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IMB or BATS? 68.0% of Imperial Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of British American Tobacco shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Imperial Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of British American Tobacco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IMB or BATS? Imperial Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioImperial Brands£18.18B1.20£2.08B£2.301,122.17British American Tobacco£26.18B2.45-£13.88B-£6.22-465.76 Is IMB or BATS 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 Imperial Brands11.44% 39.00% 6.92% British American Tobacco -52.84%-21.50%5.16% SummaryBritish American Tobacco beats Imperial Brands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedNo one’s talking about these Trump tradesAs you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. Now, Trump and his team are coming to gut government regulation – and it’s going to create some incredible market opportunities. 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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£21.77B£28.63B£6.00B£1.94BDividend Yield6.78%5.53%3.17%5.33%P/E Ratio1,122.17114.35212.331,915.37Price / Sales1.20182.3465.70483,350.38Price / Cash10.5714.60144.9229.23Price / Book5.053.153.002.96Net Income£2.08B-£5.90B£161.49M£183.95M7 Day Performance-0.62%-4.57%-1.75%-1.38%1 Month Performance1.94%-3.23%-1.02%24.43%1 Year Performance41.89%8.33%61.06%150.85% Imperial Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMBImperial Brands0.5272 of 5 starsGBX 2,580+0.5%GBX 2,205-14.5%+41.1%£21.76B£18.18B1,121.7425,200High Trading VolumeBATSBritish American Tobacco1.1782 of 5 starsGBX 2,983.670.0%GBX 3,183.33+6.7%+25.7%£65.94B£26.18B-481.0352,000Dividend IncreaseDGEDiageo0.7777 of 5 starsGBX 2,597.78-0.8%GBX 2,993.33+15.2%-11.9%£57.67B£20.27B1,983.7130,269RKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.3408 of 5 starsGBX 4,8560.0%GBX 4,788.50-1.4%-11.5%£33.56B£14.33B2,238.2526,000CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific PartnersN/AGBX 6,260-0.6%N/A+10,051.3%£28.85B£19.15B1,782.8627,600High Trading VolumeTSCOTesco0.5995 of 5 starsGBX 373.10+0.3%GBX 313.33-16.0%+27.8%£25.41B£69.16B1,377.7849,000ABFAssociated British Foods0.496 of 5 starsGBX 2,106-1.6%GBX 2,220+5.4%-13.2%£15.50B£19.92B1,381.29133,000BNZLBunzl0.2963 of 5 starsGBX 3,558+1.1%GBX 3,375-5.1%+2.1%£11.88B£11.60B2,427.5924,528CCHCoca-Cola HBC1.1988 of 5 starsGBX 2,771.46-1.1%GBX 2,825+1.9%+17.7%£10.03B£10.34B1,959.4432,700Positive NewsSBRYJ Sainsbury1.2385 of 5 starsGBX 276.70-1.2%GBX 281+1.6%-9.8%£6.45B£32.70B4,646.67152,000BMEB&M European Value Retail3.7532 of 5 starsGBX 363.30-1.6%GBX 546.20+50.3%-36.1%£3.63B£5.48B1,009.1739,484Positive News 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 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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