Glanbia (GLB) Competitors GBX 12.20 -0.15 (-1.21%) As of 12:08 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GLB vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, DCG, GNC, HFG, BD15, ZAM, and PUREShould you be buying Glanbia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glanbia include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Greencore Group (GNC), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), Zambeef Products (ZAM), and PureCircle (PURE). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry. Glanbia vs. Cranswick Tate & Lyle Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Dairy Crest Group Greencore Group Hilton Food Group Tate & Lyle Zambeef Products PureCircle Glanbia (LON:GLB) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLB or CWK? 26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, GLB or CWK? Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Cranswick. Glanbia 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 RatioGlanbia£162.12B0.02£12.80B£0.5024.36Cranswick£2.61B1.12£113.74M£210.1425.74 Is GLB or CWK a better dividend stock? Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 301.3%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Glanbia pays out 7,340.9% 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 pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more risk & volatility, GLB or CWK? Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLB or CWK? Cranswick received 326 more outperform votes than Glanbia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave Glanbia an outperform vote while only 63.42% of users gave Cranswick an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlanbiaOutperform Votes7865.00% Underperform Votes4235.00% CranswickOutperform Votes40463.42% Underperform Votes23336.58% Do analysts rate GLB or CWK? Cranswick has a consensus price target of GBX 5,185, suggesting a potential downside of 4.16%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Glanbia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Glanbia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Cranswick 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GLB or CWK more profitable? Glanbia has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 4.35%. Cranswick's return on equity of 12.64% beat Glanbia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Glanbia7.89% 6.54% 6.05% Cranswick 4.35%12.64%8.26% Does the media favor GLB or CWK? In the previous week, Cranswick had 14 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Glanbia. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Cranswick's score of 0.89 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Glanbia Positive Cranswick Positive SummaryCranswick beats Glanbia on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Glanbia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GLB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlanbiaPackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.13B£2.18B£6.95B£2.64BDividend Yield2.60%2.63%3.16%5.05%P/E Ratio24.3612.1812.07134.14Price / Sales0.0242.1785.13224,238.20Price / Cash0.14123.14147.7728.05Price / Book0.023.152.993.79Net Income£12.80B£2.63B£1.01B£5.88B7 Day Performance3.67%0.78%1.37%0.41%1 Month Performance22.24%54.09%19.07%21.45%1 Year Performance-32.12%62.66%63.41%128.18% Glanbia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLBGlanbiaN/AGBX 12.20-1.2%N/A-31.4%£3.11B£162.12B24.215,534Positive NewsCWKCranswick1.2041 of 5 starsGBX 5,024.22+0.9%GBX 5,185+3.2%+21.7%£2.71B£2.61B23.9152,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownTATETate & Lyle3.0385 of 5 starsGBX 574.50+0.1%GBX 720+25.3%-14.3%£2.50B£1.81B11.983,604News CoverageEarnings ReportInsider TradePFDPremier Foods2.3107 of 5 starsGBX 198.97+0.6%GBX 240+20.6%+22.8%£1.71B£1.14B15.244,000Insider TradeBAKKBakkavor Group1.7372 of 5 starsGBX 187.20+1.7%GBX 165-11.9%+54.2%£1.09B£2.26B17.0518,000DCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100GNCGreencore Group0.5474 of 5 starsGBX 189+0.7%GBX 130-31.2%+28.4%£822.59M£1.72B17.0913,602Dividend CutHFGHilton Food Group1.8309 of 5 starsGBX 876+1.0%GBX 1,091.67+24.6%-4.4%£784.19M£3.80B16.867,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBD15Tate & LyleN/AN/AN/AN/A£455.63M£1.38B1.694,441Gap DownZAMZambeef ProductsN/AGBX 3.96-3.5%N/A-25.2%£422.23M£179.19B3.827,000News CoverageGap UpPUREPureCircleN/AN/AN/AN/A£183.53M£121.14M-2.7810 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cranswick Alternatives Tate & Lyle Alternatives Premier Foods Alternatives Bakkavor Group Alternatives Dairy Crest Group Alternatives Greencore Group Alternatives Hilton Food Group Alternatives Tate & Lyle Alternatives Zambeef Products Alternatives PureCircle Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:GLB) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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