ABF vs. KYGA, GLB, CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, DCG, GNC, HFG, and ZAM
Should you be buying Associated British Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated British Foods include Kerry Group (KYGA), Glanbia (GLB), Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Greencore Group (GNC), Hilton Food Group (HFG), and Zambeef Products (ZAM). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Associated British Foods vs.
Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Associated British Foods' net margin of 7.25%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 13.07% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.
Associated British Foods currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,245, indicating a potential upside of 6.90%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Kerry Group.
18.5% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.1% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kerry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Associated British Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Associated British Foods and 0 mentions for Kerry Group. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 124.1%. Associated British Foods pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Associated British Foods received 999 more outperform votes than Kerry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.90% of users gave Associated British Foods an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Kerry Group an outperform vote.
Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Associated British Foods beats Kerry Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ABF) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff