Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GLB or BAKK?

Bakkavor Group has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 22.20%. 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
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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Does the media prefer GLB or BAKK?

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 4 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 0 mentions for Glanbia. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Glanbia's score of 0.00 indicating that Bakkavor Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	Neutral
Bakkavor Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GLB or BAKK?

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	25.27
Bakkavor Group	£2.26B	0.56	£64.74M	£10.98	19.90

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

26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GLB or BAKK a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 290.5%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 18 factors compared between the two stocks.