CPG vs. KYGA, DPLM, HWDN, DPH, IGG, CTY, GNS, SMWH, CAR, and PRP
Should you be buying Compass Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Group include Kerry Group (KYGA), Diploma (DPLM), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), Genus (GNS), WH Smith (SMWH), Carclo (CAR), and Prime People (PRP). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Compass Group vs. Its Competitors
Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both large-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,770, indicating a potential upside of 8.81%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.
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.
Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings 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.
Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 149.8%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compass Group pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Compass Group shares are held 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.
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.
In the previous week, Kerry Group and Kerry Group both had 2 articles in the media. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Compass Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Compass Group beats Kerry Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CPG) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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