Diageo (DGE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DGE or CDGP?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DGE or CDGP?

61.2% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Chapel Down Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Diageo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Chapel Down Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate DGE or CDGP?

Diageo currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,378.86, indicating a potential upside of 26.59%. Given Diageo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

Does the media prefer DGE or CDGP?

In the previous week, Diageo had 15 more articles in the media than Chapel Down Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Diageo and 0 mentions for Chapel Down Group. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 0.85 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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DGE or CDGP?

Diageo has higher revenue and earnings than Chapel Down Group. Chapel Down Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diageo, 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	£20.25B	2.07	£3.96B	£1.06	1,777.83
Chapel Down Group	£16.35M	4.41	£1.01M	-£0.01	-5,526.32

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%

Summary

Diageo beats Chapel Down Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.