Greencore Group (GNC) Competitors

Greencore Group (LON:GNC) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is GNC or GLB a better dividend stock?

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 269.7%. Greencore Group pays out 54.3% 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, GNC or GLB?

Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNC or GLB more profitable?

Glanbia has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 2.82%. Greencore Group's return on equity of 11.62% beat Glanbia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	2.82%	11.62%	4.43%
Glanbia	7.89%	6.54%	6.05%

Does the media favor GNC or GLB?

In the previous week, Greencore Group and Greencore Group both had 1 articles in the media. Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greencore Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Glanbia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GNC or GLB?

Glanbia has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Greencore Group 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
Greencore Group	£1.72B	0.64	£48.48M	£11.06	22.79
Glanbia	£162.12B	0.02	£12.80B	£0.50	27.22

Do analysts prefer GNC or GLB?

Greencore Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential downside of 48.41%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Glanbia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Glanbia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

49.6% of Greencore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Greencore Group 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.

Summary

Greencore Group and Glanbia tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.