Bunzl (BNZL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor KITW or BNZL?

In the previous week, Bunzl had 9 more articles in the media than Kitwave Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bunzl and 1 mentions for Kitwave Group. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Kitwave Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bunzl is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kitwave Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bunzl	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KITW or BNZL?

Bunzl received 477 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
Kitwave Group	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Bunzl	Outperform Votes 488 60.10%	Underperform Votes 324 39.90%

Do analysts rate KITW or BNZL?

Kitwave Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 495, suggesting a potential upside of 64.70%. Bunzl has a consensus price target of GBX 3,375, suggesting a potential upside of 45.41%. Given Kitwave Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kitwave Group is more favorable than Bunzl.

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

Is KITW or BNZL a better dividend stock?

Kitwave Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Kitwave Group pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bunzl pays out 48.4% 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 KITW or BNZL 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
Kitwave Group	2.83%	20.87%	7.23%
Bunzl	4.20%	16.82%	5.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, KITW or BNZL?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KITW or BNZL?

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
Kitwave Group	£679.23M	0.35	£19.24M	£24.08	12.48
Bunzl	£11.23B	0.68	£471.99M	£144.66	16.05

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KITW or BNZL?

53.4% of Kitwave Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Bunzl shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Kitwave Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Bunzl shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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