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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks received 95 more outperform votes than A.G. BARR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 48.47% of users gave A.G. BARR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fevertree Drinks	Outperform Votes 349 69.25%	Underperform Votes 155 30.75%
A.G. BARR	Outperform Votes 254 48.47%	Underperform Votes 270 51.53%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FEVR or BAG?

68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FEVR or BAG a better dividend stock?

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 90.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. A.G. BARR pays out 49.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, FEVR or BAG?

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

Does the media refer more to FEVR or BAG?

In the previous week, A.G. BARR had 6 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for A.G. BARR and 2 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 1.30 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fevertree Drinks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
A.G. BARR	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, suggesting a potential upside of 84.05%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 685, suggesting a potential upside of 1.33%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.

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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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	£394.92M	2.91	£23.91M	£18.79	47.96
A.G. BARR	£414.41M	1.82	£36.51M	£32.52	20.79

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.