Glanbia (GLB) Competitors GBX 12.92 +0.42 (+3.37%) As of 12:25 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GLB vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, 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), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), 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. Its Competitors Cranswick Tate & Lyle Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Greencore Group Dairy Crest Group Hilton Food Group Tate & Lyle Zambeef Products PureCircle Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. 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 rate CWK or GLB? Cranswick currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,185, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. 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 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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£210.1424.89Glanbia£162.12B0.02£12.80B£0.5025.64 Does the media prefer CWK or GLB? In the previous week, Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Glanbia's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cranswick Positive Glanbia Neutral 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 286.4%. 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 more volatility & risk, CWK or GLB? Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCranswick beats Glanbia on 10 of the 17 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£3.29B£2.16B£6.92B£3.02BDividend Yield2.60%2.65%3.17%5.02%P/E Ratio25.6416.4913.63165.88Price / Sales0.0268.2486.81285,131.44Price / Cash0.14119.32144.7427.97Price / Book0.027.314.194.46Net Income£12.80B£2.63B£999.43M£5.90B7 Day Performance1.62%0.54%-0.36%3.82%1 Month Performance1.06%1.18%-1.12%9.81%1 Year Performance-30.46%62.17%66.15%74.29% Glanbia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLBGlanbiaN/AGBX 12.92+3.4%N/A-31.5%£3.29B£162.12B25.645,534CWKCranswick1.2476 of 5 starsGBX 5,230.42+0.0%GBX 5,185-0.9%+13.3%£2.82B£2.61B24.8952,000TATETate & Lyle3.5324 of 5 starsGBX 526.54-0.7%GBX 670+27.2%-17.9%£2.29B£1.81B10.983,604News CoverageInsider TradePFDPremier Foods3.2216 of 5 starsGBX 194.22-0.9%GBX 240+23.6%+9.0%£1.67B£1.14B14.884,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBAKKBakkavor GroupN/AGBX 220+0.5%GBX 170-22.7%+41.0%£1.29B£2.26B20.0318,000GNCGreencore GroupN/AGBX 233.52-0.2%GBX 130-44.3%+34.0%£1.02B£1.72B21.1213,602News CoverageDividend CutDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100HFGHilton Food Group3.6567 of 5 starsGBX 850-0.6%GBX 1,091.67+28.4%-6.1%£760.92M£3.80B16.367,000Analyst ForecastBD15Tate & LyleN/AN/AN/AN/A£455.63M£1.38B1.694,441Gap DownZAMZambeef ProductsN/AGBX 4+1.3%N/AN/A£427.03M£179.19B3.867,000Gap 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 Greencore Group Alternatives Dairy Crest 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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