Fevertree Drinks (FEVR) Competitors

Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) 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 dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer FEVR or BAG?

In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 2 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 1 mentions for A.G. BARR. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.33 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fevertree Drinks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
A.G. BARR	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FEVR or BAG more profitable?

A.G. BARR has a net margin of 9.62% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 4.23%. A.G. BARR's return on equity of 13.71% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fevertree Drinks	4.23%	6.46%	4.16%
A.G. BARR	9.62%	13.71%	8.07%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FEVR or BAG?

72.5% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 22.73%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 574, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fevertree Drinks	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
A.G. BARR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FEVR or BAG?

A.G. BARR has higher revenue and earnings than Fevertree Drinks. A.G. BARR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, 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
Fevertree Drinks	£364.40M	3.71	£15.40M	£0.13	8,900.00
A.G. BARR	£400M	1.60	£38.50M	£0.34	1,691.18

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks received 95 more outperform votes than A.G. BARR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.46% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 48.65% of users gave A.G. BARR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fevertree Drinks	Outperform Votes 348 69.46%	Underperform Votes 153 30.54%
A.G. BARR	Outperform Votes 253 48.65%	Underperform Votes 267 51.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FEVR or BAG a better dividend stock?

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 13,076.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A.G. BARR pays out 4,411.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A.G. BARR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.