Nichols (NICL) Competitors GBX 1,235 -85.00 (-6.44%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, and MPEShould 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), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and M.P. Evans Group (MPE). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Nichols vs. Its Competitors Fevertree Drinks A.G. BARR Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Coca-Cola HBC Britvic Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Greencore Group Dairy Crest Group M.P. Evans Group Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FEVR or NICL? 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.3% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Nichols shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer FEVR or NICL? In the previous week, Nichols had 9 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Nichols and 1 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Nichols' score of 0.40 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nichols 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend FEVR or NICL? Fevertree Drinks presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,325, indicating a potential upside of 39.62%. Nichols has a consensus target price of GBX 1,820, indicating a potential upside of 47.37%. Given Nichols' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nichols is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fevertree Drinks 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nichols 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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% 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 1.8%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. Which has better valuation and 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£394.92M3.06£23.91M£18.7950.52Nichols£169.02M2.67£18.72M£51.2524.10 Which has more risk & volatility, FEVR or NICL? Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNichols beats Fevertree Drinks on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NICL 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£451.08M£10.05B£7.01B£3.03BDividend Yield2.33%1.92%3.17%5.02%P/E Ratio24.107.9113.60176.75Price / Sales2.67179.7582.44264,362.45Price / Cash7.928.47144.7427.97Price / Book4.505.494.104.53Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£999.43M£5.90B7 Day Performance-13.03%-1.74%-1.02%12.58%1 Month Performance-14.24%-1.62%-1.08%4.67%1 Year Performance7.86%608.57%66.05%72.88% Nichols Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICLNichols2.6832 of 5 starsGBX 1,235-6.4%GBX 1,820+47.4%+7.9%£451.08M£169.02M24.10325Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFEVRFevertree Drinks2.2863 of 5 starsGBX 969.15+1.1%GBX 1,325+36.7%+4.9%£1.24B£394.92M51.59375News CoverageBAGA.G. BARR1.561 of 5 starsGBX 680-0.7%GBX 755+11.0%+9.5%£759.86M£414.41M20.911,030News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners0.7883 of 5 starsGBX 7,530+1.5%GBX 7,950+5.6%+10,755.5%£41.73B£23.04B25.9027,600CCHCoca-Cola HBC1.2542 of 5 starsGBX 3,964+0.8%GBX 3,800-4.1%+38.7%£17.15B£12.23B27.4032,700Positive NewsBVICBritvicN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430PFDPremier FoodsN/AGBX 191.60-0.7%GBX 270+40.9%+10.4%£1.65B£1.14B14.684,000BAKKBakkavor Group1.5337 of 5 starsGBX 235-0.6%GBX 170-27.7%+54.5%£1.37B£2.26B21.4018,000Gap UpGNCGreencore Group0.7657 of 5 starsGBX 253.50-1.9%GBX 130-48.7%+46.5%£1.10B£1.72B22.9313,602Dividend CutDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100MPEM.P. Evans Group1.6222 of 5 starsGBX 1,310+0.8%GBX 1,375+5.0%+53.0%£850.35M£408.94M13.2012,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fevertree Drinks Competitors A.G. BARR Competitors Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Competitors Coca-Cola HBC Competitors Britvic Competitors Premier Foods Competitors Bakkavor Group Competitors Greencore Group Competitors Dairy Crest Group Competitors M.P. Evans Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:NICL) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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