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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GLB or CWK a better dividend stock?

Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 290.4%. 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 better earnings and valuation, GLB or CWK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	25.28
Cranswick	£2.61B	1.08	£113.74M	£210.14	24.87

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%

Do analysts prefer GLB or CWK?

Cranswick has a consensus price target of GBX 5,185, indicating a potential downside of 0.80%. 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to GLB or CWK?

In the previous week, Cranswick had 2 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Glanbia. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Glanbia's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Glanbia	Neutral
Cranswick	Positive

Summary

Cranswick beats Glanbia on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.