Cake Box (CBOX) Competitors GBX 208.50 +6.00 (+2.96%) As of 08/15/2025 12:28 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock CBOX vs. MCLS, CRAW, TSCO, MRW, SBRY, DFIB, OCDO, WIL, PZC, and W7LShould you be buying Cake Box stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cake Box include McColl's Retail Group (MCLS), Crawshaw Group (CRAW), Tesco (TSCO), Wm Morrison Supermarkets (MRW), J Sainsbury (SBRY), DFI Retail Group (DFIB), Ocado Group (OCDO), Wilmington (WIL), PZ Cussons (PZC), and Warpaint London (W7L). Cake Box vs. Its Competitors McColl's Retail Group Crawshaw Group Tesco Wm Morrison Supermarkets J Sainsbury DFI Retail Group Ocado Group Wilmington PZ Cussons Warpaint London McColl's Retail Group (LON:MCLS) and Cake Box (LON:CBOX) 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 dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts rate MCLS or CBOX? Cake Box has a consensus price target of GBX 220, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. Given Cake Box's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cake Box is more favorable than McColl's Retail Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McColl's Retail Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Cake Box 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to MCLS or CBOX? In the previous week, McColl's Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cake Box'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment McColl's Retail Group Neutral Cake Box Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCLS or CBOX? 9.6% of McColl's Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Cake Box shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of Cake Box shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MCLS or CBOX? McColl's Retail Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cake Box has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, MCLS or CBOX? Cake Box has lower revenue, but higher earnings than McColl's Retail Group. McColl's Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cake Box, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcColl's Retail Group£1.23B0.00-£8M-£0.07N/ACake Box£38.64M2.20£4.76M£11.4118.28 Is MCLS or CBOX more profitable? Cake Box has a net margin of 12.31% compared to McColl's Retail Group's net margin of -0.65%. Cake Box's return on equity of 25.44% beat McColl's Retail Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McColl's Retail Group-0.65% -37.96% 1.39% Cake Box 12.31%25.44%13.19% Is MCLS or CBOX a better dividend stock? McColl's Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. McColl's Retail Group pays out -4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cake Box pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryCake Box beats McColl's Retail Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cake Box News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBOX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CBOX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CBOX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCake BoxGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£85.15M£19.97B£7.06B£3.09BDividend Yield4.87%2.98%3.17%5.04%P/E Ratio18.2819.4313.75174.60Price / Sales2.2038.6581.65282,733.39Price / Cash8.04148.13144.7427.94Price / Book4.322.764.095.38Net Income£4.76M£886.39M£999.43M£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.02%-2.66%0.55%-0.12%1 Month Performance15.83%0.99%0.85%0.94%1 Year Performance19.14%8.43%53.03%66.07% Cake Box Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBOXCake BoxN/AGBX 208.50+3.0%GBX 220+5.5%+15.8%£85.15M£38.64M18.28173High Trading VolumeMCLSMcColl's Retail GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£701K£1.23B-3.576,403CRAWCrawshaw GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/ATSCOTesco1.5295 of 5 starsGBX 420.60-0.1%GBX 430+2.2%+21.1%£28.07B£66.34B22.0149,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMRWWm Morrison SupermarketsN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.93B£17.92B-238.67118,000SBRYJ Sainsbury2.1411 of 5 starsGBX 294.60-0.3%GBX 305+3.5%+5.6%£6.80B£32.63B49.69152,000DFIBDFI Retail GroupN/AGBX 9.17flatN/AN/A£3.14B£229.14B26.20213,000OCDOOcado Group1.3816 of 5 starsGBX 365.90+4.4%GBX 437+19.4%-5.1%£3.07B£3.07B-13.9318,869WILWilmington2.4778 of 5 starsGBX 349+2.6%GBX 450+28.9%-14.1%£312.36M£98.26M16.731,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPZCPZ Cussons2.6884 of 5 starsGBX 69.57+1.0%GBX 110+58.1%-34.0%£293.20M£530.68M-5.162,644W7LWarpaint London2.4979 of 5 starsGBX 358.50+1.0%GBX 680+89.7%-46.8%£284.14M£101.21M15.89141News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McColl's Retail Group Competitors Crawshaw Group Competitors Tesco Competitors Wm Morrison Supermarkets Competitors J Sainsbury Competitors DFI Retail Group Competitors Ocado Group Competitors Wilmington Competitors PZ Cussons Competitors Warpaint London Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CBOX) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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