Compass Group (CPG) Competitors

Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or CPG?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KYGA or CPG?

In the previous week, Compass Group had 2 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Compass Group and 0 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Compass Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kerry Group	Positive
Compass Group	Neutral

Do analysts prefer KYGA or CPG?

Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,770, indicating a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Compass Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KYGA or CPG?

50.0% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Kerry Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are held by company 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.

Is KYGA or CPG more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.27%. Compass Group's return on equity of 22.69% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%
Compass Group	4.27%	22.69%	7.52%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KYGA or CPG?

Kerry Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Group. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Group, 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
Kerry Group	£6.97B	0.02	£62.65B	£4.24	18.56
Compass Group	£43.83B	0.97	£1.35B	£0.86	2,930.15

Is KYGA or CPG a better dividend stock?

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Kerry Group pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compass Group pays out 69.3% 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. Kerry Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Compass Group beats Kerry Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.