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A.G. BARR (BAG) Competitors

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GBX 674 -2.00 (-0.30%)
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BAG vs. FEVR, NICL, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, CWK, BME, TATE, OCDO, and PFD

Should you be buying A.G. BARR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A.G. BARR include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Nichols (NICL), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Britvic (BVIC), Cranswick (CWK), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Ocado Group (OCDO), and Premier Foods (PFD). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

A.G. BARR vs. Its Competitors

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

A.G. BARR has higher revenue and earnings than Fevertree Drinks. A.G. BARR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
A.G. BARR£420.40M1.78£36.51M£0.351,902.34
Fevertree Drinks£339.90M3.22£23.91M£0.214,436.45

A.G. BARR has a net margin of 8.81% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. A.G. BARR's return on equity of 12.27% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
A.G. BARR8.81% 12.27% 7.77%
Fevertree Drinks 6.05%9.30%4.91%

A.G. BARR currently has a consensus price target of GBX 755, indicating a potential upside of 12.02%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 863.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.67%. Given A.G. BARR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe A.G. BARR is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
A.G. BARR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Fevertree Drinks
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

35.8% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of A.G. BARR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held 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, Fevertree Drinks had 5 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 1 mentions for A.G. BARR. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat A.G. BARR's score of 0.00 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
A.G. BARR
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Fevertree Drinks
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. A.G. BARR pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fevertree Drinks pays out 80.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A.G. BARR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BAG vs. The Competition

MetricA.G. BARRBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£749.74M£7.55B£7.24B£2.56B
Dividend Yield2.48%1.92%3.19%5.33%
P/E Ratio1,902.34535.101,074.795,399.09
Price / Sales1.78169.53992,152.2697,453.95
Price / Cash9.368.47144.7427.93
Price / Book2.515.319.059.13
Net Income£36.51M£553.25M£999.43M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.90%0.41%-0.63%0.98%
1 Month Performance-1.75%7.35%-0.96%3.00%
1 Year Performance11.22%522.15%179.75%191.03%

A.G. BARR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAG
A.G. BARR
1.1824 of 5 stars
GBX 674
-0.3%
GBX 755
+12.0%
+2.1%£749.74M£420.40M1,902.341,030
FEVR
Fevertree Drinks
1.4785 of 5 stars
GBX 885.99
+0.2%
GBX 863.33
-2.6%
+17.5%£1.05B£339.90M4,249.33375Positive News
NICL
Nichols
1.7486 of 5 stars
GBX 1,130
+1.3%
GBX 1,820
+61.1%
+16.7%£413.16M£174.32M2,362.04325Trending News
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
1.3791 of 5 stars
GBX 6,500
+1.1%
GBX 8,130
+25.1%
+8,963.4%£29.54B£20.88B1,946.1127,600News Coverage
CCH
Coca-Cola HBC
3.3553 of 5 stars
GBX 3,616
+0.5%
GBX 4,104.50
+13.5%
+31.3%£13.14B£11.20B1,440.6432,700
BVIC
Britvic
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430
CWK
Cranswick
0.9094 of 5 stars
GBX 5,070
-0.2%
GBX 5,370
+5.9%
+6.4%£2.71B£2.72B2,060.1452,000News Coverage
BME
B&M European Value Retail
4.3986 of 5 stars
GBX 248.70
+0.8%
GBX 380.50
+53.0%
-37.1%£2.50B£5.57B782.0839,484Positive News
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TATE
Tate & Lyle
2.8952 of 5 stars
GBX 505.50
+0.5%
GBX 676.67
+33.9%
-29.0%£2.23B£1.74B1,465.223,604News Coverage
OCDO
Ocado Group
3.506 of 5 stars
GBX 227.10
+0.7%
GBX 437
+92.4%
-35.5%£1.88B£1.29B483.1918,869
PFD
Premier Foods
2.8692 of 5 stars
GBX 187.20
+1.2%
GBX 255
+36.2%
+5.6%£1.61B£1.15B1,327.664,000

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This page (LON:BAG) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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