Glanbia (GLB) Competitors GBX 12.85 +0.35 (+2.80%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GLB vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, HFG, BD15, ZAM, and BMKShould 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), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), Zambeef Products (ZAM), and Benchmark (BMK). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry. Glanbia vs. Its Competitors Cranswick Tate & Lyle Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Greencore Group Dairy Crest Group Hilton Food Group Tate & Lyle Zambeef Products Benchmark Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, CWK or GLB? Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CWK or GLB? 84.6% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Glanbia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CWK or GLB a better dividend stock? Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 287.9%. Cranswick pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CWK or GLB? Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Cranswick. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glanbia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCranswick£2.61B1.08£113.74M£210.1424.98Glanbia£162.12B0.02£12.80B£0.5025.49 Is CWK or GLB 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 Cranswick4.35% 12.64% 8.26% Glanbia 7.89%6.54%6.05% Do analysts prefer CWK or GLB? Cranswick presently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,185, indicating a potential downside of 1.24%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cranswick is more favorable than Glanbia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cranswick 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Glanbia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer CWK or GLB? In the previous week, Cranswick had 3 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Glanbia. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Glanbia's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cranswick Neutral Glanbia Neutral SummaryCranswick beats Glanbia on 11 of the 18 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 GLB 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£3.27B£2.14B£6.90B£2.96BDividend Yield2.60%2.65%3.16%5.02%P/E Ratio25.4915.3213.22147.82Price / Sales0.0272.02102.89258,971.92Price / Cash0.14119.32144.7427.97Price / Book0.027.744.355.28Net Income£12.80B£2.63B£999.43M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.77%1.07%0.62%1.00%1 Month Performance3.21%1.52%-0.12%5.03%1 Year Performance-30.39%64.07%68.55%80.88% Glanbia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLBGlanbiaN/AGBX 12.85+2.8%N/A-29.7%£3.27B£162.12B25.495,534Gap DownCWKCranswick1.2528 of 5 starsGBX 5,250-1.1%GBX 5,185-1.2%+18.9%£2.83B£2.61B24.9852,000TATETate & Lyle2.4647 of 5 starsGBX 532.50+2.5%GBX 720+35.2%-8.9%£2.32B£1.81B11.113,604Analyst ForecastPFDPremier FoodsN/AGBX 202.50+0.5%GBX 240+18.5%+24.3%£1.74B£1.14B15.514,000Gap UpBAKKBakkavor Group2.1664 of 5 starsGBX 219.50+1.2%GBX 170-22.6%+48.6%£1.28B£2.26B19.9918,000News CoverageGNCGreencore Group0.3222 of 5 starsGBX 227+0.2%GBX 130-42.7%+33.9%£987.98M£1.72B20.5313,602News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100HFGHilton Food Group2.9213 of 5 starsGBX 845+0.1%GBX 1,091.67+29.2%-3.2%£756.44M£3.80B16.267,000BD15Tate & LyleN/AN/AN/AN/A£455.63M£1.38B1.694,441Gap DownZAMZambeef ProductsN/AGBX 4-2.4%N/A-29.6%£427.03M£179.19B3.867,000News CoverageGap DownBMKBenchmarkN/AGBX 24.80+2.5%N/A-41.1%£183.84M£90.57M-4.65823Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cranswick Alternatives Tate & Lyle Alternatives Premier Foods Alternatives Bakkavor Group Alternatives Greencore Group Alternatives Dairy Crest Group Alternatives Hilton Food Group Alternatives Tate & Lyle Alternatives Zambeef Products Alternatives Benchmark 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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