Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is BAKK or GLB a better dividend stock?

Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 298.6%. Bakkavor Group pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Glanbia pays out 7,340.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BAKK or GLB?

Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glanbia, 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
Bakkavor Group	£2.26B	0.60	£64.74M	£10.98	21.27
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	24.58

Do analysts recommend BAKK or GLB?

Bakkavor Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 27.22%. Given Bakkavor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Glanbia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Glanbia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BAKK or GLB?

42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAKK or GLB more profitable?

Glanbia has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.86%. Bakkavor Group's return on equity of 10.43% beat Glanbia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.43%	4.54%
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%

Which has more risk and volatility, BAKK or GLB?

Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BAKK or GLB?

In the previous week, Glanbia had 1 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Glanbia and 1 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bakkavor Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Glanbia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Bakkavor Group beats Glanbia on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.