Glanbia (GLB) Competitors

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
Cranswick	4.35%	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)	2.50
Glanbia	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cranswick	£2.61B	1.08	£113.74M	£210.14	24.89
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	25.64

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.

Summary

Cranswick beats Glanbia on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.