BMK vs. ABF, CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, HFG, BD15, and PURE
Should you be buying Benchmark stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Benchmark include Associated British Foods (ABF), Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), and PureCircle (PURE). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Benchmark vs. Its Competitors
Benchmark (LON:BMK) and Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.
Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark. Benchmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated British Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
13.3% of Benchmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Associated British Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 63.7% of Benchmark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Associated British Foods 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.
Associated British Foods has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Benchmark's net margin of -43.67%. Associated British Foods' return on equity of 13.07% beat Benchmark's return on equity.
Associated British Foods has a consensus price target of GBX 2,215, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Associated British Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Associated British Foods is more favorable than Benchmark.
Benchmark has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Associated British Foods had 26 more articles in the media than Benchmark. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Associated British Foods and 0 mentions for Benchmark. Associated British Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Benchmark's score of 0.00 indicating that Associated British Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Associated British Foods beats Benchmark on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BMK) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff