Associated British Foods (ABF) Competitors

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor ABF or KYGA?

In the previous week, Associated British Foods and Associated British Foods both had 4 articles in the media. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.12 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kerry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,245, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABF or KYGA?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABF or KYGA a better dividend stock?

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 147.3%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABF or KYGA more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	7.25%	13.07%	5.51%
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ABF or KYGA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Associated British Foods	£19.45B	0.81	£1.41B	£196.33	11.09
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	21.37

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Kerry Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.