Nichols (NICL) Competitors GBX 1,275 -15.00 (-1.16%) (As of 12:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCH, BVIC, PFD, DCG, GNC, BAKK, HFG, and TOTShould you be buying Nichols stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nichols include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), A.G. BARR (BAG), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Britvic (BVIC), Premier Foods (PFD), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Greencore Group (GNC), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Hilton Food Group (HFG), and Total Produce (TOT). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Nichols vs. Fevertree Drinks A.G. BARR Coca-Cola HBC Britvic Premier Foods Dairy Crest Group Greencore Group Bakkavor Group Hilton Food Group Total Produce Nichols (LON:NICL) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is NICL or FEVR a better dividend stock? Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Nichols pays out 6,078.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fevertree Drinks pays out 8,947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is NICL or FEVR more profitable? Nichols has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. Nichols' return on equity of 19.49% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nichols11.07% 19.49% 12.97% Fevertree Drinks 6.05%9.47%4.91% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NICL or FEVR? Fevertree Drinks has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. Nichols is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNichols£169.17M2.77£18.73M£0.512,513.73Fevertree Drinks£361.70M2.19£21.90M£0.193,573.68 Do insiders & institutionals believe in NICL or FEVR? 26.3% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NICL or FEVR? Fevertree Drinks received 165 more outperform votes than Nichols when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 61.95% of users gave Nichols an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNicholsOutperform Votes18461.95% Underperform Votes11338.05% Fevertree DrinksOutperform Votes34969.25% Underperform Votes15530.75% Which has more volatility & risk, NICL or FEVR? Nichols has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NICL or FEVR? Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 1,543.75, suggesting a potential upside of 127.36%. Given Fevertree Drinks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than Nichols.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nichols 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Fevertree Drinks 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media refer more to NICL or FEVR? In the previous week, Nichols had 5 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Nichols' score of 0.22 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nichols Neutral Fevertree Drinks Neutral SummaryFevertree Drinks beats Nichols on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 NICL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNicholsBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£468.32M£2.50B£5.13B£1.40BDividend Yield3.07%2.08%3.17%11.74%P/E Ratio2,513.73565.93211.871,558.04Price / Sales2.77155.47138,926.10311,012.94Price / Cash7.9212.04124.9932.94Price / Book4.686.052.982.85Net Income£18.73M£167.75M£144.74M£152.80M7 Day Performance-2.51%2.10%-0.76%18.96%1 Month Performance-1.00%0.77%-0.25%18.69%1 Year Performance17.61%-8.74%65.76%23.73% Nichols Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICLNicholsN/AGBX 1,275-1.2%N/A+18.9%£465.76M£169.17M2,529.41325FEVRFevertree Drinks1.7521 of 5 starsGBX 695-2.0%GBX 1,543.75+122.1%-37.1%£811.34M£361.70M3,731.58375BAGA.G. BARR0.9025 of 5 starsGBX 620-1.6%GBX 603.50-2.7%+18.1%£689.69M£410.90M1,968.751,030News CoveragePositive NewsCCHCoca-Cola HBC1.1373 of 5 starsGBX 2,771.46-1.1%GBX 2,825+1.9%+18.7%£10.03B£10.34B1,959.4432,700BVICBritvic0.879 of 5 starsGBX 1,294+0.4%GBX 1,107.50-14.4%+52.4%£3.19B£1.83B2,533.334,430Insider TradeNews CoveragePFDPremier Foods1.2151 of 5 starsGBX 188.60+0.2%GBX 210+11.3%+43.4%£1.63B£1.14B1,446.154,000DCGDairy Crest GroupN/AGBX 620.50flatN/A+0.0%£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100GNCGreencore Group0.65 of 5 starsGBX 210-0.2%GBX 130-38.1%+110.1%£942.25M£1.85B2,090.0013,602BAKKBakkavor Group1.925 of 5 starsGBX 144+1.4%GBX 162.50+12.8%+65.5%£832.82M£2.23B1,290.9118,000HFGHilton Food Group1.0396 of 5 starsGBX 905-0.1%GBX 1,077.50+19.1%+21.4%£811.79M£3.81B1,776.477,000TOTTotal ProduceN/AGBX 165flatN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fevertree Drinks Competitors A.G. 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