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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, 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.

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 1.8%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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 higher valuation and 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	3.03	£23.91M	£18.79	49.96
A.G. BARR	£414.41M	1.87	£36.51M	£32.52	21.32

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

68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of A.G. BARR shares are held 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 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%

Do analysts rate FEVR or BAG?

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, indicating a potential upside of 76.71%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 685, indicating a potential downside of 1.20%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher possible upside, equities research 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

Does the media prefer FEVR or BAG?

In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 1 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 1 mentions for A.G. BARR. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.45 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.