Glanbia (GLB) Competitors

Glanbia (LON:GLB) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, GLB or CWK?

Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GLB or CWK?

In the previous week, Glanbia and Glanbia both had 2 articles in the media. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Cranswick's score of 0.39 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cranswick	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GLB or CWK?

26.8% of Glanbia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GLB or CWK a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 298.6%. 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.

Do analysts prefer GLB or CWK?

Cranswick has a consensus price target of GBX 5,370, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. Given Cranswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	0.00
Cranswick	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%
Cranswick	4.35%	12.64%	8.26%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	24.58
Cranswick	£2.61B	1.08	£113.74M	£210.14	25.03

Summary

Cranswick beats Glanbia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.