Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BAKK or GLB?

42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Glanbia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments 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 volatility and risk, 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.

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 3.5%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 260.2%. 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.

Do analysts rate BAKK or GLB?

Bakkavor Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 25.76%. Given Bakkavor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	0.59	£64.74M	£10.98	20.85
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	28.21

Does the media prefer BAKK or GLB?

In the previous week, Glanbia had 1 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Glanbia and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bakkavor Group	Neutral
Glanbia	Positive

Summary

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