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CWK vs. TATE, GNC, PFD, BAKK, and MPE

Should you buy Cranswick stock or one of its competitors? Cranswick's main competitors and comparable companies include Tate & Lyle (TATE), Greencore Group (GNC), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), and M.P. Evans Group (MPE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "food products" industry.

How does Cranswick compare to Tate & Lyle?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 8 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cranswick and 1 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Tate & Lyle's score of 0.20 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cranswick
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tate & Lyle
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cranswick presently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,036, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus target price of GBX 516, indicating a potential downside of 7.61%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tate & Lyle pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Tate & Lyle 4.84%6.17%6.03%

Tate & Lyle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cranswick. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tate & Lyle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.26
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.23£206.63M£21.7025.74

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tate & Lyle shares are held 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.

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.346, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cranswick beats Tate & Lyle on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cranswick compare to Greencore Group?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 9 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Greencore Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cranswick Positive
Greencore Group Neutral

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Greencore 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.

Cranswick currently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,036, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Greencore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 301.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.76%. Given Greencore Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Greencore Group 0.30%0.73%4.43%

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.26
Greencore Group£2.34B0.83£48.48M£2.8087.71

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cranswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cranswick beats Greencore Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cranswick compare to Premier Foods?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 8 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cranswick and 1 mentions for Premier Foods. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cranswick
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% 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.

Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 6,036, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Premier Foods has a consensus price target of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 26.50%. Given Premier Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 5.31%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Premier Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Premier Foods 11.62%9.74%4.78%

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Foods. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.26
Premier Foods£1.18B1.40£112.38M£15.5012.34

Summary

Cranswick beats Premier Foods on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cranswick compare to Bakkavor Group?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Bakkavor Group. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkavor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.26
Bakkavor Group£2.30B0.63£64.74M£6.3040.00

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cranswick pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bakkavor Group pays out 127.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Cranswick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 6,036, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bakkavor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.43%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Bakkavor Group 2.43%9.10%4.54%

Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 9 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cranswick Positive
Bakkavor Group Neutral

Summary

Cranswick beats Bakkavor Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cranswick compare to M.P. Evans Group?

M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 9 more articles in the media than M.P. Evans Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for M.P. Evans Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat M.P. Evans Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
M.P. Evans Group Neutral
Cranswick Positive

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than M.P. Evans Group. M.P. Evans Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M.P. Evans Group£387.84M2.85£80.16M£211.8010.06
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.26

M.P. Evans Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 5.31%. M.P. Evans Group's return on equity of 19.92% beat Cranswick's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M.P. Evans Group31.86% 19.92% 10.06%
Cranswick 5.31%14.99%8.26%

M.P. Evans Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 73.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. M.P. Evans Group pays out 34.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cranswick pays out 35.5% 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. M.P. Evans Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

M.P. Evans Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 17.37%. Cranswick has a consensus price target of GBX 6,036, suggesting a potential upside of 20.48%. Given Cranswick's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cranswick is more favorable than M.P. Evans Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M.P. Evans Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

M.P. Evans Group has a beta of 0.328, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

9.3% of M.P. Evans Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of M.P. Evans Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Cranswick shares are held 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.

Summary

Cranswick beats M.P. Evans Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CWK vs. The Competition

MetricCranswickFood Products IndustryConsumer Staples SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.68B£5.47B£15.57B£2.89B
Dividend Yield2.22%3.23%3.27%6.22%
P/E Ratio17.2613.3914.16366.55
Price / Sales0.9083.03262,279.7590,304.62
Price / Cash146.39113.0056.7727.89
Price / Book2.953.454.226.36
Net Income£113.74M£772.51M£837.18M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.67%-1.44%-0.96%0.61%
1 Month Performance-6.53%-0.68%-2.46%-0.17%
1 Year Performance0.50%35.67%10.04%19.30%

Cranswick Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CWK
Cranswick
3.776 of 5 stars
GBX 5,010
-2.9%
GBX 6,036
+20.5%
+2.5%£2.68B£2.98B17.2613,114
TATE
Tate & Lyle
0.8241 of 5 stars
GBX 558
flat
GBX 516
-7.5%
+19.4%£2.47B£2.01B25.714,840
GNC
Greencore Group
N/AGBX 245.31
-0.4%
GBX 301.50
+22.9%
+3.8%£1.95B£2.34B87.6128,000
PFD
Premier Foods
3.4284 of 5 stars
GBX 190.79
-1.2%
GBX 242
+26.8%
+1.7%£1.66B£1.18B12.314,385
BAKK
Bakkavor Group
N/AGBX 252
flat
N/A+15.5%£1.46B£2.30B40.0018,000

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This page (LON:CWK) was last updated on 9/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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