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
Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Cranswick had 3 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Cranswick's score of 0.39 indicating that Bakkavor Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bakkavor Group pays out 127.0% 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 pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
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.
Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Bakkavor Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential downside of 22.02%. Cranswick has a consensus target price of GBX 5,370, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Given Cranswick's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.
12.5% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Cranswick shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Cranswick beats Bakkavor Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BAKK) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
