Glanbia (GLB) Competitors

Glanbia (LON:GLB) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, GLB or KYGA?

Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GLB or KYGA?

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Glanbia. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glanbia, 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
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	28.21
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	20.94

Is GLB or KYGA a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 260.2%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 150.3%. 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. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% 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 have more ownership in GLB or KYGA?

26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GLB or KYGA?

In the previous week, Glanbia and Glanbia both had 1 articles in the media. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kerry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GLB or KYGA more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Glanbia's net margin of 7.89%. Kerry Group's return on equity of 10.15% beat Glanbia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%

Summary

Kerry Group beats Glanbia on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.