C&C Group (CCR) Competitors

C&C Group (LON:CCR) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CCR or PFD?

C&C Group has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCR or PFD?

Premier Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than C&C Group. C&C Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, 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
C&C Group	£1.90B	0.35	-£130.80M	-£23.90	-6.12
Premier Foods	£1.14B	1.53	£112.38M	£13.06	15.43

Do analysts rate CCR or PFD?

C&C Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 26.37%. Premier Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 240, suggesting a potential upside of 19.11%. Given C&C Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe C&C Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C&C Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Premier Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCR or PFD?

Premier Foods received 276 more outperform votes than C&C Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave C&C Group an outperform vote while only 68.12% of users gave Premier Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C&C Group	Outperform Votes 130 71.43%	Underperform Votes 52 28.57%
Premier Foods	Outperform Votes 406 68.12%	Underperform Votes 190 31.88%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CCR or PFD?

78.7% of C&C Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of C&C Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCR or PFD more profitable?

Premier Foods has a net margin of 9.89% compared to C&C Group's net margin of -6.87%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 8.49% beat C&C Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C&C Group	-6.87%	-17.07%	2.08%
Premier Foods	9.89%	8.49%	4.78%

Does the media refer more to CCR or PFD?

In the previous week, C&C Group and C&C Group both had 1 articles in the media. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat C&C Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Premier Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C&C Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Premier Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CCR or PFD a better dividend stock?

C&C Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. C&C Group pays out -20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Foods pays out 15.3% 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. C&C Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Premier Foods beats C&C Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.