HFG vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, BD15, PURE, FIF, and KYGA
Should you be buying Hilton Food Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Food Group include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), PureCircle (PURE), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), and Kerry Group (KYGA). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Hilton Food Group vs. Its Competitors
Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Cranswick has a net margin of 4.35% compared to Hilton Food Group's net margin of 1.22%. Hilton Food Group's return on equity of 15.15% beat Cranswick's return on equity.
Hilton Food Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hilton Food Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hilton Food Group pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cranswick pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
56.6% of Hilton Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Hilton Food 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cranswick has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hilton Food Group. Hilton Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hilton Food Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 925, indicating a potential upside of 40.15%. Cranswick has a consensus target price of GBX 5,370, indicating a potential upside of 3.47%. Given Hilton Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Food Group is more favorable than Cranswick.
In the previous week, Hilton Food Group had 4 more articles in the media than Cranswick. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hilton Food Group and 0 mentions for Cranswick. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hilton Food Group's score of -0.18 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Hilton Food Group and Cranswick tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HFG) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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