Diageo (DGE) Competitors

Diageo (LON:DGE) and Chapel Down Group (LON:CDGP) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, DGE or CDGP?

Diageo has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chapel Down Group has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DGE or CDGP?

63.0% of Diageo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Chapel Down Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Diageo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.8% of Chapel Down Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DGE or CDGP?

In the previous week, Diageo had 2 more articles in the media than Chapel Down Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Diageo and 0 mentions for Chapel Down Group. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Chapel Down Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diageo	Positive
Chapel Down Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate DGE or CDGP?

Diageo currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,393.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Diageo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Diageo is more favorable than Chapel Down Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diageo	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Chapel Down Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is DGE or CDGP more profitable?

Diageo has a net margin of 19.33% compared to Chapel Down Group's net margin of 6.29%. Diageo's return on equity of 50.44% beat Chapel Down Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diageo	19.33%	50.44%	8.30%
Chapel Down Group	6.29%	2.91%	2.25%

Which has better earnings and valuation, DGE or CDGP?

Diageo has higher revenue and earnings than Chapel Down Group. Diageo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chapel Down 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
Diageo	£20.48B	2.30	£3.96B	£178.53	11.88
Chapel Down Group	£15.97M	4.43	£1.01M	£0.59	70.38

Summary

Diageo beats Chapel Down Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.