Bunzl (BNZL) Competitors

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BNZL vs. KITW, BSD, CCEP, RKT, and TSCO

Should you buy Bunzl stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Bunzl with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Bunzl include Kitwave Group (KITW), B.S.D Crown (BSD), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), and Tesco (TSCO). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

How does Bunzl compare to Kitwave Group?

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

Bunzl has a net margin of 5.12% compared to Kitwave Group's net margin of 2.07%. Bunzl's return on equity of 17.21% beat Kitwave Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bunzl5.12% 17.21% 5.80%
Kitwave Group 2.07%13.03%7.23%

Bunzl presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,906.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.30%. Kitwave Group has a consensus price target of GBX 420, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. Given Bunzl's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bunzl is more favorable than Kitwave Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bunzl
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Kitwave Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bunzl£11.85B0.72£471.99M£140.9018.77
Kitwave Group£802.69M0.31£19.24M£20.1014.63

77.2% of Bunzl shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.1% of Kitwave Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Bunzl shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Kitwave Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Kitwave Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bunzl pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kitwave Group pays out 57.0% 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.

Bunzl has a beta of 0.316, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kitwave Group has a beta of 0.918, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bunzl had 9 more articles in the media than Kitwave Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bunzl and 0 mentions for Kitwave Group. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.50 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

Summary

Bunzl beats Kitwave Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bunzl compare to B.S.D Crown?

B.S.D Crown (LON:BSD) and Bunzl (LON:BNZL) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Bunzl had 9 more articles in the media than B.S.D Crown. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bunzl and 0 mentions for B.S.D Crown. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat B.S.D Crown's score of 0.00 indicating that Bunzl is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
B.S.D Crown Neutral
Bunzl Positive

Bunzl has a consensus target price of GBX 5,906.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.30%. Given Bunzl's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bunzl is more favorable than B.S.D Crown.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
B.S.D Crown
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Bunzl
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Bunzl has higher revenue and earnings than B.S.D Crown. B.S.D Crown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
B.S.D CrownN/AN/AN/A£1.10N/A
Bunzl£11.85B0.72£471.99M£140.9018.77

77.2% of Bunzl shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Bunzl shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Bunzl has a net margin of 5.12% compared to B.S.D Crown's net margin of 0.00%. Bunzl's return on equity of 17.21% beat B.S.D Crown's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
B.S.D CrownN/A N/A N/A
Bunzl 5.12%17.21%5.80%

Summary

Bunzl beats B.S.D Crown on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bunzl compare to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners?

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (LON:CCEP) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a net margin of 9.29% compared to Bunzl's net margin of 5.12%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' return on equity of 24.39% beat Bunzl's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bunzl5.12% 17.21% 5.80%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 9.29%24.39%4.80%

Bunzl has a beta of 0.316, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.475, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 204 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bunzl pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays out 47.9% 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.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Bunzl. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bunzl£11.85B0.72£471.99M£140.9018.77
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners£20.90B1.62£1.94B£426.0017.92

In the previous week, Bunzl had 8 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bunzl and 1 mentions for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Bunzl's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Bunzl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bunzl
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

77.2% of Bunzl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Bunzl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by 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.

Bunzl presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,906.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.30%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a consensus price target of GBX 8,320, suggesting a potential upside of 8.97%. Given Bunzl's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bunzl is more favorable than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bunzl
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners beats Bunzl on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bunzl compare to Reckitt Benckiser Group?

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Bunzl's net margin of 5.12%. Reckitt Benckiser Group's return on equity of 45.27% beat Bunzl's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bunzl5.12% 17.21% 5.80%
Reckitt Benckiser Group 22.40%45.27%7.51%

Bunzl currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,906.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.30%. Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus target price of GBX 6,204.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Bunzl's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bunzl is more favorable than Reckitt Benckiser Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bunzl
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Reckitt Benckiser Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Reckitt Benckiser Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bunzl. Reckitt Benckiser Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bunzl£11.85B0.72£471.99M£140.9018.77
Reckitt Benckiser Group£14.21B2.22£1.49B£486.6710.17

77.2% of Bunzl shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Bunzl shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bunzl has a beta of 0.316, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reckitt Benckiser Group has a beta of 0.249, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bunzl had 6 more articles in the media than Reckitt Benckiser Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bunzl and 3 mentions for Reckitt Benckiser Group. Reckitt Benckiser Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Bunzl's score of 0.50 indicating that Reckitt Benckiser Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 214.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Bunzl pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays out 44.1% 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. Reckitt Benckiser Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Reckitt Benckiser Group beats Bunzl on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bunzl compare to Tesco?

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Bunzl has a beta of 0.316, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.579, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than Bunzl. Tesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunzl, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bunzl£11.85B0.72£471.99M£140.9018.77
Tesco£73.71B0.40£1.27B£27.1017.06

Bunzl presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,906.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.30%. Tesco has a consensus price target of GBX 488, suggesting a potential upside of 5.56%. Given Bunzl's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bunzl is more favorable than Tesco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bunzl
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Tesco
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Bunzl pays an annual dividend of GBX 74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bunzl pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tesco pays out 52.6% 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.

77.2% of Bunzl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Bunzl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tesco shares are held by 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.

Bunzl has a net margin of 5.12% compared to Tesco's net margin of 2.42%. Bunzl's return on equity of 17.21% beat Tesco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bunzl5.12% 17.21% 5.80%
Tesco 2.42%16.05%3.93%

In the previous week, Bunzl and Bunzl both had 9 articles in the media. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Bunzl's score of 0.50 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Bunzl beats Tesco on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BNZL vs. The Competition

MetricBunzlFood Distribution IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.49B£1.54B£8.56B£2.77B
Dividend Yield2.77%8.35%3.18%6.16%
P/E Ratio18.779.67891.61366.66
Price / Sales0.7214.96992,148.8885,978.63
Price / Cash9.7311.75140.9127.87
Price / Book3.161.419.367.76
Net Income£471.99M£52.61M£1.03B£5.89B
7 Day Performance6.69%-0.28%0.14%-0.71%
1 Month Performance12.06%-0.48%0.75%-1.20%
1 Year Performance13.52%-7.28%251.85%65.93%

Bunzl Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BNZL
Bunzl
4.1894 of 5 stars
GBX 2,645
-0.3%
GBX 5,906.25
+123.3%
+14.1%£8.49B£11.85B18.7724,528
KITW
Kitwave Group
2.8142 of 5 stars
GBX 294
flat
GBX 420
+42.9%
-9.8%£246.19M£802.69M14.63600
BSD
B.S.D Crown
N/AN/AN/AN/A£36.22MN/A25.45184
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
1.6998 of 5 stars
GBX 7,405
-0.5%
GBX 8,320
+12.4%
+12.5%£32.52B£20.90B17.3827,600
RKT
Reckitt Benckiser Group
4.7148 of 5 stars
GBX 4,640
+0.6%
GBX 6,204.29
+33.7%
-4.0%£29.54B£14.21B9.5326,000

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This page (LON:BNZL) was last updated on 6/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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