BAKK vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, GNC, DCG, HFG, BD15, PURE, FIF, and KYGA
Should you be buying Bakkavor Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bakkavor Group include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), PureCircle (PURE), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), and Kerry Group (KYGA). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Bakkavor Group vs. Its Competitors
Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Cranswick has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.86%. Cranswick's return on equity of 12.64% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.
Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,370, indicating a potential upside of 5.29%. Bakkavor Group has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 23.08%. Given Cranswick's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.
Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkavor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cranswick pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bakkavor Group pays out 79.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bakkavor Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
Cranswick beats Bakkavor Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAKK) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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