Zambeef Products (ZAM) Competitors

Zambeef Products (LON:ZAM) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts prefer ZAM or BAKK?

Bakkavor Group has a consensus price target of GBX 170, suggesting a potential downside of 27.35%. Given Bakkavor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Zambeef Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zambeef Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ZAM or BAKK?

Zambeef Products has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZAM or BAKK more profitable?

Bakkavor Group has a net margin of 2.86% compared to Zambeef Products' net margin of 2.19%. Bakkavor Group's return on equity of 10.43% beat Zambeef Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zambeef Products	2.19%	2.31%	1.75%
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.43%	4.54%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ZAM or BAKK?

Zambeef Products has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Zambeef Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkavor Group, 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
Zambeef Products	£179.19B	0.00	£3.93B	£1.04	3.63
Bakkavor Group	£2.26B	0.61	£64.74M	£10.98	21.31

Does the media favor ZAM or BAKK?

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 1 more articles in the media than Zambeef Products. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 1 mentions for Zambeef Products. Zambeef Products' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Zambeef Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zambeef Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bakkavor Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZAM or BAKK?

10.2% of Zambeef Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bakkavor Group beats Zambeef Products on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.