Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GLB or BAKK?

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 7 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 1 mentions for Glanbia. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bakkavor Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLB or BAKK?

Bakkavor Group received 58 more outperform votes than Glanbia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave Glanbia an outperform vote while only 64.76% of users gave Bakkavor Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Glanbia	Outperform Votes 78 65.00%	Underperform Votes 42 35.00%
Bakkavor Group	Outperform Votes 136 64.76%	Underperform Votes 74 35.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, GLB or BAKK?

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

Is GLB or BAKK 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
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%
Bakkavor Group	2.86%	10.43%	4.54%

Do analysts prefer GLB or BAKK?

Bakkavor Group has a consensus target price of GBX 165, suggesting a potential downside of 19.32%. Given Bakkavor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bakkavor Group is more favorable than Glanbia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glanbia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GLB or BAKK?

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
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	23.81
Bakkavor Group	£2.26B	0.53	£64.74M	£10.98	18.62

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

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

Is GLB or BAKK a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 308.3%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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. Bakkavor Group pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Bakkavor Group beats Glanbia on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.