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A.G. BARR (BAG) Competitors

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GBX 687 -5.00 (-0.72%)
As of 05/2/2025 12:44 PM Eastern

BAG vs. FEVR, NICL, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, CWK, GLB, 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), Glanbia (GLB), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Ocado Group (OCDO), and Premier Foods (PFD). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

A.G. BARR vs.

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment 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£414.41M1.85£36.51M£32.5221.12
Fevertree Drinks£394.92M2.65£23.91M£18.7943.76

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
A.G. BARROutperform Votes
254
48.47%
Underperform Votes
270
51.53%
Fevertree DrinksOutperform Votes
349
69.25%
Underperform Votes
155
30.75%

A.G. BARR currently has a consensus price target of GBX 685, suggesting a potential downside of 0.29%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, suggesting a potential upside of 101.74%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher possible 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
A.G. BARR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 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

In the previous week, A.G. BARR had 5 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for A.G. BARR and 1 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.75 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. A.G. BARR pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Summary

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

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BAG vs. The Competition

MetricA.G. BARRBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£767.68M£9.46B£6.88B£2.59B
Dividend Yield2.38%1.92%3.16%4.97%
P/E Ratio21.127.4711.59133.69
Price / Sales1.85169.9581.51239,757.82
Price / Cash9.368.47146.2628.12
Price / Book2.565.322.884.55
Net Income£36.51M£553.25M£1.01B£5.84B
7 Day Performance1.33%1.39%0.32%3.43%
1 Month Performance9.92%-0.47%1.41%10.59%
1 Year Performance19.48%535.11%46.30%117.06%

A.G. BARR Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAG
A.G. BARR
1.7943 of 5 stars
GBX 687
-0.7%
GBX 685
-0.3%
+19.5%£767.68M£414.41M21.121,030Positive News
FEVR
Fevertree Drinks
1.9185 of 5 stars
GBX 777
+1.2%
GBX 1,658.33
+113.4%
-28.1%£990.27M£394.92M41.36375
NICL
Nichols
1.8107 of 5 stars
GBX 1,230
+0.8%
GBX 1,760
+43.1%
+26.0%£449.25M£169.02M24.00325News Coverage
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
N/AGBX 6,570
flat
N/A+10,019.0%£36.41B£23.04B22.6027,600News Coverage
CCH
Coca-Cola HBC
1.3578 of 5 stars
GBX 3,754
-0.9%
GBX 3,150
-16.1%
+46.5%£16.25B£12.23B25.9532,700
BVIC
Britvic
N/AN/AGBX 1,315
+∞
N/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430
CWK
Cranswick
1.0313 of 5 stars
GBX 5,150
flat
GBX 2,700
-47.6%
+24.9%£2.78B£2.61B24.5152,000
GLB
Glanbia
N/AGBX 10.11
+1.1%
N/A-36.8%£2.57B£162.12B20.065,534
TATE
Tate & Lyle
2.6497 of 5 stars
GBX 556.50
+0.6%
GBX 720
+29.4%
-14.7%£2.42B£1.81B11.613,604
OCDO
Ocado Group
0.9053 of 5 stars
GBX 283.50
-0.4%
GBX 320
+12.9%
-21.3%£2.38B£3.07B-10.7918,869
PFD
Premier Foods
2.1523 of 5 stars
GBX 197.42
+0.5%
GBX 225
+14.0%
+23.9%£1.70B£1.14B15.124,000News Coverage

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This page (LON:BAG) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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