Greencore Group (GNC) Competitors

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GNC vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, and DCG

Should you buy Greencore Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Greencore Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Greencore Group include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), and Dairy Crest Group (DCG). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.

How does Greencore Group compare to Cranswick?

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

Cranswick has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group. Cranswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group£2.34B0.70£48.48M£2.8073.86
Cranswick£2.98B1.02£113.74M£290.2019.57

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% 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 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cranswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Greencore Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 290.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Cranswick has a consensus target price of GBX 4,706.40, indicating a potential downside of 17.14%. Given Greencore Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.554, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 3 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cranswick and 1 mentions for Greencore Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cranswick
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

31.4% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Cranswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greencore Group0.30% 0.73% 4.43%
Cranswick 5.31%14.99%8.26%

Summary

Cranswick beats Greencore Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Greencore Group compare to Tate & Lyle?

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

31.4% of Greencore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tate & Lyle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greencore Group. Tate & Lyle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group£2.34B0.70£48.48M£2.8073.86
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.22£206.63M£21.7025.53

Greencore Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 290.25, suggesting a potential upside of 40.35%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus target price of GBX 516, suggesting a potential downside of 6.86%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Tate & Lyle's return on equity of 6.17% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greencore Group0.30% 0.73% 4.43%
Tate & Lyle 4.84%6.17%6.03%

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.352, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tate & Lyle pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tate & Lyle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Tate & Lyle had 2 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tate & Lyle and 1 mentions for Greencore Group. Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tate & Lyle 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Tate & Lyle
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Tate & Lyle beats Greencore Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Greencore Group compare to Premier Foods?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Greencore Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Premier Foods and 1 mentions for Greencore Group. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Greencore Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Greencore Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Premier Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 17.99%. Greencore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 290.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Given Greencore Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Premier Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greencore Group. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.52£112.38M£15.5013.34
Greencore Group£2.34B0.70£48.48M£2.8073.86

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods12.17% 15.61% 4.78%
Greencore Group 0.30%0.73%4.43%

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.599, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Premier Foods beats Greencore Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Greencore Group compare to Bakkavor Group?

Greencore Group (LON:GNC) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Bakkavor Group has a net margin of 1.66% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Bakkavor Group's return on equity of 6.14% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greencore Group0.30% 0.73% 4.43%
Bakkavor Group 1.66%6.14%4.54%

31.4% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bakkavor Group pays out 127.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 1 more articles in the media than Bakkavor Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Bakkavor Group. Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bakkavor Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Greencore Group Neutral
Bakkavor Group Neutral

Greencore Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 290.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Bakkavor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Bakkavor Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greencore Group. Bakkavor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group£2.34B0.70£48.48M£2.8073.86
Bakkavor Group£2.30B0.63£64.74M£6.3040.00

Summary

Greencore Group beats Bakkavor Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Greencore Group compare to Dairy Crest Group?

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

Greencore Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dairy Crest Group. Dairy Crest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dairy Crest Group£461.60M0.00N/A£28.10N/A
Greencore Group£2.34B0.70£48.48M£2.8073.86

31.4% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 1 more articles in the media than Dairy Crest Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Dairy Crest Group. Dairy Crest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Greencore Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dairy Crest Group Neutral
Greencore Group Neutral

Greencore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 290.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Dairy Crest Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dairy Crest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Dairy Crest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Dairy Crest Group pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% 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 has a net margin of 0.30% compared to Dairy Crest Group's net margin of 0.00%. Greencore Group's return on equity of 0.73% beat Dairy Crest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dairy Crest GroupN/A N/A N/A
Greencore Group 0.30%0.73%4.43%

Summary

Greencore Group beats Dairy Crest Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GNC vs. The Competition

MetricGreencore GroupPackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.64B£4.66B£8.55B£2.77B
Dividend Yield1.31%2.54%3.18%6.16%
P/E Ratio73.862,882.21891.61366.66
Price / Sales0.703,430.75992,148.8885,978.63
Price / Cash3.13119.32140.9127.87
Price / Book2.1522.519.367.76
Net Income£48.48M£2.71B£1.03B£5.89B
7 Day Performance5.78%0.93%0.17%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-13.69%2.43%0.78%-1.20%
1 Year Performance-9.30%710.18%251.88%65.93%

Greencore Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNC
Greencore Group
4.3878 of 5 stars
GBX 206.80
+3.6%
GBX 290.25
+40.4%
-11.4%£1.64B£2.34B73.8613,602
CWK
Cranswick
2.901 of 5 stars
GBX 5,540
+0.9%
GBX 4,706.40
-15.0%
+7.2%£2.97B£2.98B19.0952,000
TATE
Tate & Lyle
1.5313 of 5 stars
GBX 555
+0.2%
GBX 516
-7.0%
+8.9%£2.46B£2.01B25.583,604
PFD
Premier Foods
2.7289 of 5 stars
GBX 203.83
+2.6%
GBX 244
+19.7%
+2.1%£1.76B£1.18B13.154,000
BAKK
Bakkavor Group
N/AGBX 252
flat
N/A+15.3%£1.46B£2.30B40.0018,000

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