A.G. BARR (BAG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus target price of GBX 863.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.92%. A.G. BARR has a consensus target price of GBX 755, suggesting a potential upside of 11.52%. Given A.G. BARR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe A.G. BARR is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.

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

Is FEVR or BAG a better dividend stock?

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A.G. BARR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FEVR or BAG?

65.9% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FEVR or BAG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fevertree Drinks	£339.90M	3.16	£23.91M	£0.21	4,354.75
A.G. BARR	£420.40M	1.79	£36.51M	£0.35	1,910.81

Which has more volatility and risk, FEVR or BAG?

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

Does the media prefer FEVR or BAG?

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 media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FEVR or BAG more profitable?

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
Fevertree Drinks	6.05%	9.30%	4.91%
A.G. BARR	8.81%	12.27%	7.77%

Summary

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