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, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	0.75	£1.41B	£196.33	10.33
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	25.39

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods received 999 more outperform votes than Kerry Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.95% of users gave Associated British Foods an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Kerry Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Associated British Foods	Outperform Votes 1165 72.95%	Underperform Votes 432 27.05%
Kerry Group	Outperform Votes 166 63.60%	Underperform Votes 95 36.40%

Which has more volatility and risk, ABF or KYGA?

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.

Do analysts recommend ABF or KYGA?

Associated British Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,245, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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%

Does the media prefer ABF or KYGA?

In the previous week, Associated British Foods had 15 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Associated British Foods and 3 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Associated British Foods' score of 0.16 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kerry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company 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 2.7%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 124.0%. 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.

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.