Associated British Foods (ABF) Competitors

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ABF vs. CWK, TATE, GNC, PFD, and BAKK

Should you buy Associated British Foods stock or one of its competitors? Associated British Foods's main competitors and comparable companies include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Greencore Group (GNC), Premier Foods (PFD), and Bakkavor Group (BAKK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "food products" industry.

How does Associated British Foods compare to Cranswick?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Cranswick presently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,256, suggesting a potential upside of 21.48%. Associated British Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 1,782.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Associated British Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cranswick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Associated British Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Associated British Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 3 more articles in the media than Associated British Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Associated British Foods. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Associated British Foods' score of 0.20 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cranswick	Positive
Associated British Foods	Neutral

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Cranswick. Associated British Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, 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
Cranswick	£2.98B	0.92	£113.74M	£290.20	17.75
Associated British Foods	£19.42B	0.67	£1.41B	£133.27	14.04

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated British Foods pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.805, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Associated British Foods' net margin of 4.89%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Associated British Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cranswick	5.31%	14.99%	8.26%
Associated British Foods	4.89%	8.44%	5.51%

Summary

Cranswick beats Associated British Foods on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Foods compare to Tate & Lyle?

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Associated British Foods pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tate & Lyle pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated British Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Tate & Lyle had 1 more articles in the media than Associated British Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tate & Lyle and 0 mentions for Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Tate & Lyle's score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	Neutral
Tate & Lyle	Neutral

Associated British Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,782.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus target price of GBX 508, suggesting a potential downside of 9.20%. Given Associated British Foods' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Tate & Lyle	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.805, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.336, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Tate & Lyle. Associated British Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tate & Lyle, 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	£19.42B	0.67	£1.41B	£133.27	14.04
Tate & Lyle	£2.01B	1.23	£206.63M	£21.70	25.78

Associated British Foods has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 8.44% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	4.89%	8.44%	5.51%
Tate & Lyle	4.84%	6.17%	6.03%

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Tate & Lyle on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Foods compare to Greencore Group?

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Greencore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Greencore Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 3 more articles in the media than Associated British Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	Neutral
Greencore Group	Neutral

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Associated British Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore 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	£19.42B	0.67	£1.41B	£133.27	14.04
Greencore Group	£2.34B	0.92	£48.48M	£2.80	95.86

Associated British Foods has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 8.44% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	4.89%	8.44%	5.51%
Greencore Group	0.30%	0.73%	4.43%

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Associated British Foods pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated British Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.805, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.854, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Associated British Foods currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,782.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Greencore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 301.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.33%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Associated British Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Greencore Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Greencore Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Foods compare to Premier Foods?

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Associated British Foods' net margin of 4.89%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 9.74% beat Associated British Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	4.89%	8.44%	5.51%
Premier Foods	11.62%	9.74%	4.78%

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Associated British Foods pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Associated British Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,782.14, indicating a potential downside of 4.77%. Premier Foods has a consensus price target of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 22.66%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Associated British Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Premier Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.805, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Associated British Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Premier Foods and 0 mentions for Associated British Foods. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	Neutral
Premier Foods	Neutral

27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated British Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Foods. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated British Foods, 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	£19.42B	0.67	£1.41B	£133.27	14.04
Premier Foods	£1.18B	1.44	£112.38M	£15.50	12.73

Summary

Premier Foods beats Associated British Foods on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Associated British Foods compare to Bakkavor Group?

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Associated British Foods has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.43%. Bakkavor Group's return on equity of 9.10% beat Associated British Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	4.89%	8.44%	5.51%
Bakkavor Group	2.43%	9.10%	4.54%

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Associated British Foods 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
Associated British Foods	£19.42B	0.67	£1.41B	£133.27	14.04
Bakkavor Group	£2.30B	0.63	£64.74M	£6.30	40.00

Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.805, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Associated British Foods pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bakkavor Group pays out 127.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated British Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 1 more articles in the media than Associated British Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 0 mentions for Associated British Foods. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Associated British Foods' score of 0.20 indicating that Bakkavor Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Associated British Foods	Neutral
Bakkavor Group	Positive

Associated British Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,782.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Associated British Foods beats Bakkavor Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ABF vs. The Competition

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Metric	Associated British Foods	Food Products Industry	Consumer Staples Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£13.25B	£5.44B	£16.31B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	3.43%	3.26%	3.29%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	14.24	13.50	13.96	366.74
Price / Sales	0.68	82.25	264,297.16	88,712.78
Price / Cash	6.14	112.04	57.21	27.85
Price / Book	1.25	3.65	4.45	7.03
Net Income	£1.41B	£772.49M	£844.17M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.86%	-0.37%	0.88%	0.16%
1 Month Performance	1.69%	-4.73%	-2.50%	-0.10%
1 Year Performance	-11.97%	32.87%	9.67%	22.77%

Associated British Foods Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ABF Associated British Foods	N/A	GBX 1,897.50 +1.4%	GBX 1,782.14 -6.1%	-12.8%	£13.25B	£19.42B	14.24	138,000
CWK Cranswick	3.9933 of 5 stars	GBX 4,988.49 -0.8%	GBX 6,036 +21.0%	+3.9%	£2.67B	£2.98B	17.19	13,114	Analyst Upgrade Gap Down
TATE Tate & Lyle	0.6319 of 5 stars	GBX 559 -0.1%	GBX 508 -9.1%	+44.5%	£2.47B	£2.01B	25.76	4,840
GNC Greencore Group	3.3373 of 5 stars	GBX 255.40 +1.3%	GBX 301.50 +18.1%	+10.5%	£2.04B	£2.34B	91.21	28,000	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
PFD Premier Foods	2.5906 of 5 stars	GBX 194 +0.6%	GBX 242 +24.7%	+8.6%	£1.67B	£1.18B	12.52	4,385

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Associated British Foods (ABF) Competitors

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Associated British Foods (ABF) Competitors

ABF vs. CWK, TATE, GNC, PFD, and BAKK

How does Associated British Foods compare to Cranswick?

Do analysts rate CWK or ABF?

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

Does the media prefer CWK or ABF?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CWK or ABF?

Is CWK or ABF a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CWK or ABF?

Is CWK or ABF more profitable?

Summary

How does Associated British Foods compare to Tate & Lyle?

Is ABF or TATE a better dividend stock?

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

Does the media prefer ABF or TATE?

Do analysts prefer ABF or TATE?

Which has more volatility & risk, ABF or TATE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABF or TATE?

Is ABF or TATE more profitable?

Summary

How does Associated British Foods compare to Greencore Group?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ABF or GNC?

Does the media favor ABF or GNC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ABF or GNC?

Is ABF or GNC more profitable?

Is ABF or GNC a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, ABF or GNC?

Do analysts rate ABF or GNC?

Summary

How does Associated British Foods compare to Premier Foods?

Is ABF or PFD more profitable?

Is ABF or PFD a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend ABF or PFD?

Which has more volatility & risk, ABF or PFD?

Does the media prefer ABF or PFD?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ABF or PFD?

Which has better earnings & valuation, ABF or PFD?

Summary

How does Associated British Foods compare to Bakkavor Group?

Is ABF or BAKK more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ABF or BAKK?

Which has more volatility and risk, ABF or BAKK?

Is ABF or BAKK a better dividend stock?

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

Does the media refer more to ABF or BAKK?

Do analysts rate ABF or BAKK?

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