GNC vs. GLB, CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, DCG, HFG, BD15, ZAM, and BMK
Should you be buying Greencore Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greencore Group include Glanbia (GLB), Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), Zambeef Products (ZAM), and Benchmark (BMK). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Greencore Group vs. Its Competitors
Glanbia (LON:GLB) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
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.
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.
Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 286.4%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. Greencore Group pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Greencore Group had 1 more articles in the media than Glanbia. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Glanbia. Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Glanbia's score of 0.00 indicating that Greencore Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Glanbia has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Greencore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential downside of 45.38%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Glanbia.
Summary
Greencore Group beats Glanbia on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GNC) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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