Fevertree Drinks (FEVR) Competitors

Britvic (LON:BVIC) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is BVIC or FEVR more profitable?

Britvic has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. Britvic's return on equity of 39.02% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Britvic	7.06%	39.02%	6.56%
Fevertree Drinks	6.05%	9.30%	4.91%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BVIC or FEVR?

Britvic has higher revenue and earnings than Fevertree Drinks. Britvic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, 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
Britvic	£1.83B	0.00	£129.05M	£51.67	N/A
Fevertree Drinks	£339.90M	3.05	£23.91M	£0.21	4,196.64

Which has more risk and volatility, BVIC or FEVR?

Britvic has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BVIC or FEVR a better dividend stock?

Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Britvic pays out 61.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fevertree Drinks pays out 80.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BVIC or FEVR?

98.4% of Britvic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Britvic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BVIC or FEVR?

In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 4 more articles in the media than Britvic. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 0 mentions for Britvic. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Britvic's score of 0.00 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Britvic	Neutral
Fevertree Drinks	Positive

Do analysts prefer BVIC or FEVR?

Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 863.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.33%. Given Britvic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Britvic is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Britvic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Fevertree Drinks	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Britvic beats Fevertree Drinks on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.