Cake Box (CBOX) Competitors

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CBOX vs. DFIB, MCLS, CRAW, TSCO, and SBRY

Should you buy Cake Box stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cake Box 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 Cake Box include DFI Retail Group (DFIB), McColl's Retail Group (MCLS), Crawshaw Group (CRAW), Tesco (TSCO), and J Sainsbury (SBRY). These companies are all part of the "grocery stores" industry.

How does Cake Box compare to DFI Retail Group?

DFI Retail Group (LON:DFIB) and Cake Box (LON:CBOX) are both small-cap grocery stores industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% compared to DFI Retail Group's net margin of 2.65%. DFI Retail Group's return on equity of 51.72% beat Cake Box's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFI Retail Group	2.65%	51.72%	1.41%
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%

9.1% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cake Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of DFI Retail Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Cake Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cake Box has a beta of 0.871, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

DFI Retail Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cake Box. DFI 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group	£8.87B	0.01	£3.03B	£17.34	0.53
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.59	£4.76M	£9.89	19.31

DFI Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 111.9%. Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. DFI Retail Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cake Box pays out 103.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DFI Retail Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, DFI Retail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cake Box'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DFI Retail Group	Neutral
Cake Box	Neutral

Summary

Cake Box beats DFI Retail Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cake Box compare to McColl's Retail Group?

Cake Box (LON:CBOX) and McColl's Retail Group (LON:MCLS) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Cake Box's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled McColl's Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cake Box	Neutral
McColl's Retail Group	Neutral

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% compared to McColl's Retail Group's net margin of -0.65%. Cake Box's return on equity of 16.03% beat McColl's Retail Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%
McColl's Retail Group	-0.65%	-37.96%	1.39%

Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. McColl's Retail Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Cake Box pays out 103.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McColl's Retail Group pays out -4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Cake Box has a beta of 0.871, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, McColl's Retail Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Cake Box has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.59	£4.76M	£9.89	19.31
McColl's Retail Group	£1.23B	0.00	-£8M	-£0.07	N/A

10.8% of Cake Box shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of McColl's Retail Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Cake Box shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cake Box beats McColl's Retail Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cake Box compare to Crawshaw Group?

Cake Box (LON:CBOX) and Crawshaw Group (LON:CRAW) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

10.8% of Cake Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Cake Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% compared to Crawshaw Group's net margin of 0.00%. Cake Box's return on equity of 16.03% beat Crawshaw Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%
Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cake Box has higher revenue and earnings than Crawshaw Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.59	£4.76M	£9.89	19.31
Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Cake Box's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crawshaw Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cake Box	Neutral
Crawshaw Group	Neutral

Summary

Cake Box beats Crawshaw Group on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cake Box compare to Tesco?

Cake Box (LON:CBOX) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

10.8% of Cake Box shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Tesco shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of Cake Box shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tesco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% compared to Tesco's net margin of 2.42%. Tesco's return on equity of 16.05% beat Cake Box's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%
Tesco	2.42%	16.05%	3.93%

Tesco has higher revenue and earnings than Cake Box. Tesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cake Box, 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
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.59	£4.76M	£9.89	19.31
Tesco	£73.71B	0.39	£1.27B	£27.10	16.57

Cake Box has a beta of 0.871, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesco has a beta of 0.598, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tesco had 13 more articles in the media than Cake Box. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Tesco and 0 mentions for Cake Box. Tesco's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Cake Box's score of 0.00 indicating that Tesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cake Box	Neutral
Tesco	Positive

Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Tesco pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cake Box pays out 103.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tesco pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Tesco has a consensus target price of GBX 478.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Tesco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tesco is more favorable than Cake Box.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cake Box	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tesco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Tesco beats Cake Box on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cake Box compare to J Sainsbury?

J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) and Cake Box (LON:CBOX) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

J Sainsbury currently has a consensus price target of GBX 323.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.15%. Given J Sainsbury's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe J Sainsbury is more favorable than Cake Box.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J Sainsbury	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cake Box	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Cake Box has a net margin of 8.02% compared to J Sainsbury's net margin of 1.14%. Cake Box's return on equity of 16.03% beat J Sainsbury's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J Sainsbury	1.14%	6.12%	3.55%
Cake Box	8.02%	16.03%	13.19%

41.6% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Cake Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of J Sainsbury shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Cake Box shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

J Sainsbury pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Cake Box pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. J Sainsbury pays out 81.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cake Box pays out 103.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

J Sainsbury has higher revenue and earnings than Cake Box. J Sainsbury is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cake Box, 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
J Sainsbury	£33.65B	0.20	£136.70M	£16.90	18.05
Cake Box	£52.81M	1.59	£4.76M	£9.89	19.31

J Sainsbury has a beta of 1.037, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cake Box has a beta of 0.871, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, J Sainsbury had 2 more articles in the media than Cake Box. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for J Sainsbury and 0 mentions for Cake Box. J Sainsbury's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Cake Box's score of 0.00 indicating that J Sainsbury is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J Sainsbury	Positive
Cake Box	Neutral

Summary

J Sainsbury beats Cake Box on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

CBOX vs. The Competition

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Metric	Cake Box	Grocery Stores Industry	Defensive Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£84.04M	£22.09B	£8.28B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	5.33%	2.86%	3.27%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	19.31	19.37	887.90	366.03
Price / Sales	1.59	28.67	992,149.33	88,361.75
Price / Cash	8.04	125.52	140.88	27.89
Price / Book	3.96	2.96	9.57	7.71
Net Income	£4.76M	£958.31M	£1.03B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.50%	-1.41%	-0.48%	0.45%
1 Month Performance	-0.26%	-1.47%	-1.17%	2.14%
1 Year Performance	-2.05%	-6.11%	271.70%	86.95%

Cake Box Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CBOX Cake Box	N/A	GBX 191 -2.1%	N/A	+0.5%	£84.04M	£52.81M	19.31	173	Gap Up
DFIB DFI Retail Group	N/A	GBX 9.17 flat	N/A	N/A	£124.13M	£8.87B	0.53	213,000
MCLS McColl's Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£701K	£1.23B	N/A	6,403
CRAW Crawshaw Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSCO Tesco	3.2537 of 5 stars	GBX 466.95 -0.9%	GBX 478.75 +2.5%	+22.4%	£29.63B	£73.71B	17.23	49,000

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Cake Box (CBOX) Competitors

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How does Cake Box compare to DFI Retail Group?

Is DFIB or CBOX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DFIB or CBOX?

Which has more risk and volatility, DFIB or CBOX?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DFIB or CBOX?

Is DFIB or CBOX a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor DFIB or CBOX?

Summary

How does Cake Box compare to McColl's Retail Group?

Does the media favor CBOX or MCLS?

Is CBOX or MCLS more profitable?

Is CBOX or MCLS a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CBOX or MCLS?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CBOX or MCLS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CBOX or MCLS?

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How does Cake Box compare to Crawshaw Group?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CBOX or CRAW?

Is CBOX or CRAW more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CBOX or CRAW?

Does the media prefer CBOX or CRAW?

Summary

How does Cake Box compare to Tesco?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CBOX or TSCO?

Is CBOX or TSCO more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CBOX or TSCO?

Which has more volatility & risk, CBOX or TSCO?

Does the media refer more to CBOX or TSCO?

Is CBOX or TSCO a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer CBOX or TSCO?

Summary

How does Cake Box compare to J Sainsbury?

Do analysts prefer SBRY or CBOX?

Is SBRY or CBOX more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SBRY or CBOX?

Is SBRY or CBOX a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBRY or CBOX?

Which has more risk and volatility, SBRY or CBOX?

Does the media favor SBRY or CBOX?

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