J D Wetherspoon (JDW) Competitors

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

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 28.74% beat J D Wetherspoon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J D Wetherspoon	2.40%	11.98%	4.59%
Greggs	7.13%	28.74%	10.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, JDW or GRG?

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

Do analysts rate JDW or GRG?

J D Wetherspoon currently has a consensus price target of GBX 674, suggesting a potential upside of 10.95%. Greggs has a consensus price target of GBX 3,461.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.15%. Given Greggs' higher possible 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Greggs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better earnings and valuation, JDW or GRG?

Greggs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than J D Wetherspoon. J D Wetherspoon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greggs, 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	£2.04B	0.37	£48.78M	£0.39	1,557.69
Greggs	£1.93B	1.45	£137.30M	£1.34	2,064.18

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 2.3%. J D Wetherspoon pays out 3,076.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greggs pays out 4,850.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor JDW or GRG?

In the previous week, J D Wetherspoon had 4 more articles in the media than Greggs. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for J D Wetherspoon and 0 mentions for Greggs. J D Wetherspoon's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Greggs' score of 0.00 indicating that J D Wetherspoon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J D Wetherspoon	Positive
Greggs	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JDW or GRG?

70.0% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Greggs shares are held by institutional investors. 31.3% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Greggs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JDW or GRG?

Greggs received 132 more outperform votes than J D Wetherspoon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Greggs an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave J D Wetherspoon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J D Wetherspoon	Outperform Votes 309 42.86%	Underperform Votes 412 57.14%
Greggs	Outperform Votes 441 64.10%	Underperform Votes 247 35.90%

Summary

Greggs beats J D Wetherspoon on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.