BAG vs. FEVR, NICL, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, BME, CWK, 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), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Cranswick (CWK), 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
Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.
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.
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.
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 1.20 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.59 indicating that A.G. BARR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 2.3%. 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.
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.
Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, indicating a potential upside of 86.33%. Given Fevertree Drinks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than A.G. BARR.
Summary
A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff