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As of 09/11/2026 12:08 PM Eastern

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

Should you buy Anglo-Eastern Plantations stock or one of its competitors? Anglo-Eastern Plantations'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 Anglo-Eastern Plantations compare to Cranswick?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than Cranswick. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 1 mentions for Cranswick. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cranswick's score of 0.67 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cranswick
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 5.31%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 15.65% beat Cranswick's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations 18.82%15.65%7.34%

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.127, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,974, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a consensus price target of GBX 275, indicating a potential upside of 41.46%. Given Anglo-Eastern Plantations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Anglo-Eastern Plantations is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick£2.98B0.91£113.74M£290.2017.49
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£484.47M1.53£81.78M£23.528.26

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 34.2% 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. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats Cranswick on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Anglo-Eastern Plantations compare to Tate & Lyle?

Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) and Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Tate & Lyle presently has a consensus price target of GBX 516, suggesting a potential downside of 7.53%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a consensus price target of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 41.46%. Given Anglo-Eastern Plantations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Anglo-Eastern Plantations is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 1 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Tate & Lyle's score of 0.81 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tate & Lyle
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tate & Lyle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.23£206.63M£21.7025.71
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£484.47M1.53£81.78M£23.528.26

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 15.65% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle4.84% 6.17% 6.03%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations 18.82%15.65%7.34%

Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.346, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.127, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats Tate & Lyle on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Anglo-Eastern Plantations compare to Greencore Group?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 34.2% 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. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 15.65% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Anglo-Eastern Plantations18.82% 15.65% 7.34%
Greencore Group 0.30%0.73%4.43%

7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greencore Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£484.47M1.53£81.78M£23.528.26
Greencore Group£2.34B0.84£48.48M£2.8088.79

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.127, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations currently has a consensus target price of GBX 275, indicating a potential upside of 41.46%. Greencore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 301.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.28%. Given Anglo-Eastern Plantations' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anglo-Eastern Plantations is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 2 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 0 mentions for Greencore Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Anglo-Eastern Plantations Positive
Greencore Group Neutral

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats Greencore Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Anglo-Eastern Plantations compare to Premier Foods?

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

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.127, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Premier Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo-Eastern Plantations. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.40£112.38M£15.5012.33
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£484.47M1.53£81.78M£23.528.26

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 1 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 1 mentions for Premier Foods. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.67 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Premier Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 26.62%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a consensus price target of GBX 275, indicating a potential upside of 41.46%. Given Anglo-Eastern Plantations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Anglo-Eastern Plantations is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 34.2% 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.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Premier Foods' net margin of 11.62%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 15.65% beat Premier Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods11.62% 9.74% 4.78%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations 18.82%15.65%7.34%

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats Premier Foods on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Anglo-Eastern Plantations compare to Bakkavor Group?

Anglo-Eastern Plantations (LON:AEP) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a beta of 0.127, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.43%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' return on equity of 15.65% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Anglo-Eastern Plantations18.82% 15.65% 7.34%
Bakkavor Group 2.43%9.10%4.54%

Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Anglo-Eastern Plantations pays out 34.2% 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. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

7.7% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Anglo-Eastern Plantations shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bakkavor Group 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.

In the previous week, Anglo-Eastern Plantations had 2 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anglo-Eastern Plantations and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo-Eastern Plantations is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Anglo-Eastern Plantations Positive
Bakkavor Group Neutral

Anglo-Eastern Plantations presently has a consensus target price of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 41.46%. Given Anglo-Eastern Plantations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Anglo-Eastern Plantations is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bakkavor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Anglo-Eastern Plantations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkavor Group. Anglo-Eastern Plantations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkavor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Anglo-Eastern Plantations£484.47M1.53£81.78M£23.528.26
Bakkavor Group£2.30B0.63£64.74M£6.3040.00

Summary

Anglo-Eastern Plantations beats Bakkavor Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AEP vs. The Competition

MetricAnglo-Eastern PlantationsFood Products IndustryConsumer Staples SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£741.76M£5.59B£15.51B£2.87B
Dividend Yield4.97%3.16%3.26%6.23%
P/E Ratio8.2613.7414.11366.83
Price / Sales1.5383.47262,948.3283,599.70
Price / Cash1.27113.0656.8127.89
Price / Book0.153.764.766.33
Net Income£81.78M£770.76M£837.55M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.02%-1.06%-1.42%-0.69%
1 Month Performance10.08%-1.02%-1.60%0.18%
1 Year Performance-84.32%38.19%10.48%20.03%

Anglo-Eastern Plantations Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AEP
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
4.1291 of 5 stars
GBX 194.40
-1.0%
GBX 275
+41.5%
-84.2%£741.76M£484.47M8.2612,671
CWK
Cranswick
3.2596 of 5 stars
GBX 5,230
+0.2%
GBX 5,974
+14.2%
-2.8%£2.80B£2.98B18.0252,000
TATE
Tate & Lyle
0.7745 of 5 stars
GBX 555
-0.3%
GBX 516
-7.0%
+7.7%£2.46B£2.01B25.583,604
GNC
Greencore Group
N/AGBX 256.16
+0.6%
GBX 301.50
+17.7%
+0.2%£2.03B£2.34B91.4913,602
PFD
Premier Foods
4.0596 of 5 stars
GBX 195.44
-0.1%
GBX 242
+23.8%
+1.7%£1.68B£1.18B12.614,000

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