Bakkavor Group (BAKK) Competitors

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

Is GNC or BAKK more profitable?

Bakkavor Group has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 1.88%. Greencore Group's return on equity of 8.80% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	1.88%	7.76%	3.54%
Bakkavor Group	2.45%	8.80%	3.96%

Which has more risk and volatility, GNC or BAKK?

Greencore Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GNC or BAKK?

51.4% of Greencore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.0% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Greencore Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNC or BAKK?

Greencore Group received 507 more outperform votes than Bakkavor Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.34% of users gave Greencore Group an outperform vote while only 65.05% of users gave Bakkavor Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greencore Group	Outperform Votes 641 73.34%	Underperform Votes 233 26.66%
Bakkavor Group	Outperform Votes 134 65.05%	Underperform Votes 72 34.95%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GNC or BAKK?

Bakkavor Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Bakkavor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, 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
Greencore Group	£1.91B	0.32	£35.90M	£0.07	1,840.00
Bakkavor Group	£2.20B	0.30	£53.90M	£0.09	1,296.67

Does the media prefer GNC or BAKK?

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 1 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Greencore Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greencore Group	Positive
Bakkavor Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GNC or BAKK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bakkavor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GNC or BAKK a better dividend stock?

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Greencore Group pays out 8,571.4% 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 7,777.8% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Bakkavor Group beats Greencore Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.