J D Wetherspoon (JDW) Competitors

J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) and Greggs (LON:GRG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JDW or GRG?

Greggs received 133 more outperform votes than J D Wetherspoon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.15% of users gave Greggs an outperform vote while only 42.80% of users gave J D Wetherspoon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J D Wetherspoon	Outperform Votes 309 42.80%	Underperform Votes 413 57.20%
Greggs	Outperform Votes 442 64.15%	Underperform Votes 247 35.85%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JDW or GRG?

Greggs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than J D Wetherspoon. Greggs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J D Wetherspoon, 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
J D Wetherspoon	£1.93B	0.37	£46.29M	£39.30	15.60
Greggs	£1.90B	0.96	£135.19M	£134.82	13.34

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JDW or GRG?

70.0% of J D Wetherspoon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Greggs shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.3% of J D Wetherspoon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Greggs shares are owned 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.

Is JDW or GRG more profitable?

Greggs has a net margin of 7.13% compared to J D Wetherspoon's net margin of 2.40%. Greggs' return on equity of 26.79% beat J D Wetherspoon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J D Wetherspoon	2.40%	12.66%	4.59%
Greggs	7.13%	26.79%	10.93%

Which has more volatility & risk, JDW or GRG?

J D Wetherspoon has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greggs has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JDW or GRG?

In the previous week, Greggs had 4 more articles in the media than J D Wetherspoon. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greggs and 0 mentions for J D Wetherspoon. Greggs' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat J D Wetherspoon's score of 0.00 indicating that Greggs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J D Wetherspoon	Neutral
Greggs	Positive

Do analysts rate JDW or GRG?

J D Wetherspoon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 548.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.52%. Greggs has a consensus price target of GBX 3,292.50, suggesting a potential upside of 83.12%. Given Greggs' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greggs is more favorable than J D Wetherspoon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J D Wetherspoon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Greggs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is JDW or GRG a better dividend stock?

J D Wetherspoon pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Greggs pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. J D Wetherspoon pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greggs pays out 48.2% 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.

Summary

Greggs beats J D Wetherspoon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.