Bunzl (BNZL) Competitors

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) and Kitwave Group (LON:KITW) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.

Is BNZL or KITW a better dividend stock?

Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kitwave Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bunzl pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kitwave Group pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kitwave Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BNZL or KITW more profitable?

Bunzl has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Kitwave Group's net margin of 2.83%. Kitwave Group's return on equity of 20.87% beat Bunzl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunzl	4.20%	16.82%	5.80%
Kitwave Group	2.83%	20.87%	7.23%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BNZL or KITW?

67.8% of Bunzl shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Kitwave Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bunzl shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Kitwave Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BNZL or KITW?

Bunzl received 476 more outperform votes than Kitwave Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Kitwave Group an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Bunzl an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bunzl	Outperform Votes 488 60.10%	Underperform Votes 324 39.90%
Kitwave Group	Outperform Votes 12 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BNZL or KITW?

Bunzl has higher revenue and earnings than Kitwave Group. Kitwave Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, 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
Bunzl	£11.23B	0.71	£471.99M	£144.66	16.88
Kitwave Group	£679.23M	0.39	£19.24M	£24.08	13.62

Does the media refer more to BNZL or KITW?

In the previous week, Bunzl had 2 more articles in the media than Kitwave Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bunzl and 0 mentions for Kitwave Group. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Kitwave Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bunzl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bunzl	Positive
Kitwave Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate BNZL or KITW?

Bunzl currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,375, suggesting a potential upside of 38.21%. Kitwave Group has a consensus price target of GBX 495, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Kitwave Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kitwave Group is more favorable than Bunzl.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunzl	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kitwave Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BNZL or KITW?

Bunzl has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kitwave Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bunzl beats Kitwave Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.