Premier Foods (PFD) Competitors

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Unite Group (LON:UTG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer PFD or UTG?

In the previous week, Unite Group had 1 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Unite Group and 0 mentions for Premier Foods. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Unite Group's score of -1.04 indicating that Premier Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods	Positive
Unite Group	Negative

Is PFD or UTG more profitable?

Unite Group has a net margin of 76.10% compared to Premier Foods' net margin of 9.89%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 8.23% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier Foods	9.89%	8.23%	4.78%
Unite Group	76.10%	6.72%	2.50%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFD or UTG?

Unite Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Premier Foods. Unite Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, 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
Premier Foods	£1.14B	1.44	£112.50M	£0.13	1,464.62
Unite Group	£358.10M	10.95	£272.50M	£0.61	1,315.57

Which has more volatility & risk, PFD or UTG?

Premier Foods has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PFD or UTG?

Premier Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Unite Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,102.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.36%. Given Unite Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unite Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Unite Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFD or UTG?

Unite Group received 86 more outperform votes than Premier Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Premier Foods an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Unite Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Premier Foods	Outperform Votes 405 68.18%	Underperform Votes 189 31.82%
Unite Group	Outperform Votes 491 65.91%	Underperform Votes 254 34.09%

Is PFD or UTG a better dividend stock?

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Premier Foods pays out 1,538.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Unite Group pays out 5,901.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PFD or UTG?

48.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Unite Group beats Premier Foods on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.