GNC vs. GLB, CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, DCG, HFG, BD15, ZAM, and PURE
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 PureCircle (PURE). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Greencore Group vs. Its Competitors
Greencore Group (LON:GNC) and Glanbia (LON:GLB) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
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 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.
Greencore Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential downside of 44.33%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Glanbia.
49.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Glanbia shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Glanbia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Glanbia's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Greencore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Glanbia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Glanbia pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 294.8%. 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.
Greencore Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more 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
Greencore Group and Glanbia tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:GNC) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
