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

Which has more volatility and risk, FEVR or BAG?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FEVR or BAG?

68.3% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.9% of A.G. BARR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable 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	£364.40M	2.50	£15.40M	£0.19	4,100.00
A.G. BARR	£400M	1.82	£38.50M	£0.34	1,930.36

Does the media favor FEVR or BAG?

In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 9 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 1 mentions for A.G. BARR. A.G. BARR's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of -0.14 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
A.G. BARR	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 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 1,511, indicating a potential upside of 93.97%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 601.75, indicating a potential downside of 8.96%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
A.G. BARR	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is FEVR or BAG more profitable?

A.G. BARR has a net margin of 9.62% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 4.23%. A.G. BARR's return on equity of 13.71% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fevertree Drinks	4.23%	6.46%	3.10%
A.G. BARR	9.62%	13.71%	7.94%

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 2.2%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 8,947.4% 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 4,411.8% 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.

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 48.75% 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 48.75%	Underperform Votes 267 51.25%

Summary

A.G. BARR beats Fevertree Drinks on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.