Nichols (NICL) Competitors GBX 1,285 0.00 (0.00%) As of 12:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, PFD, BAKK, DCG, GNC, and HFGShould 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 Europacific Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Britvic (BVIC), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Greencore Group (GNC), and Hilton Food Group (HFG). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Nichols vs. Fevertree Drinks A.G. BARR Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Coca-Cola HBC Britvic Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Dairy Crest Group Greencore Group Hilton Food Group Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is FEVR or NICL more profitable? Nichols has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. Nichols' return on equity of 18.96% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fevertree Drinks6.05% 9.30% 4.91% Nichols 11.07%18.96%12.97% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FEVR or NICL? 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.3% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer FEVR or NICL? In the previous week, Nichols had 7 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Nichols and 5 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Nichols' score of 0.16 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fevertree Drinks 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nichols 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FEVR or NICL? 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 RatioFevertree Drinks£394.92M2.60£23.91M£18.7942.96Nichols£169.02M2.76£18.72M£51.2524.88 Is FEVR or NICL a better dividend stock? Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 90.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nichols pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nichols is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FEVR or NICL? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFevertree DrinksOutperform Votes34969.25% Underperform Votes15530.75% NicholsOutperform Votes18461.95% Underperform Votes11338.05% Do analysts rate FEVR or NICL? Fevertree Drinks presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,543.75, indicating a potential upside of 91.29%. Given Fevertree Drinks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than Nichols.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fevertree Drinks 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Nichols 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, FEVR or NICL? Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFevertree Drinks beats Nichols on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Nichols News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NICL 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 NICL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNicholsBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£465.68M£8.87B£6.49B£2.61BDividend Yield2.33%1.92%3.16%4.95%P/E Ratio24.887.1210.96141.89Price / Sales2.76163.9177.58274,477.74Price / Cash7.928.47147.7727.95Price / Book4.655.182.864.62Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£1.01B£5.78B7 Day Performance-3.04%2.27%0.51%0.41%1 Month Performance-3.04%-0.57%-0.56%5.39%1 Year Performance31.44%482.91%45.16%128.35% Nichols Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICLNicholsN/AGBX 1,285flatN/A+29.2%£469.34M£169.02M25.08325News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFEVRFevertree Drinks2.7817 of 5 starsGBX 778+4.4%GBX 1,543.75+98.4%-27.7%£991.55M£394.92M41.41375Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBAGA.G. BARR2.6211 of 5 starsGBX 610-1.6%GBX 685+12.3%+18.7%£681.64M£414.41M18.761,030Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific PartnersN/AGBX 6,500-0.6%N/A+9,823.7%£36.02B£23.04B22.3627,600News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCCHCoca-Cola HBC1.1928 of 5 starsGBX 3,448-0.3%GBX 2,825-18.1%+38.5%£14.92B£12.23B23.8332,700High Trading VolumeBVICBritvic1.9225 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,107.50+∞N/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430PFDPremier Foods2.2235 of 5 starsGBX 183.60-0.4%GBX 225+22.5%+24.4%£1.58B£1.14B14.064,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBAKKBakkavor Group1.9533 of 5 starsGBX 169-0.6%GBX 165-2.4%+64.1%£987.73M£2.26B15.3918,000High Trading VolumeDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100GNCGreencore Group0.8428 of 5 starsGBX 181-1.4%GBX 130-28.2%+60.3%£787.78M£1.72B16.3713,602Dividend CutNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHFGHilton Food GroupN/AGBX 840+0.7%GBX 1,077.50+28.3%+3.3%£751.96M£3.80B16.177,000Negative NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fevertree Drinks Competitors A.G. 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