HFG vs. CWK, TATE, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, BD15, ZAM, PURE, and BMK
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), Zambeef Products (ZAM), PureCircle (PURE), and Benchmark (BMK). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Hilton Food Group vs. Its Competitors
Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Cranswick has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
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.
Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hilton Food Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Cranswick pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hilton Food Group pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
84.6% of Cranswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Hilton Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cranswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Hilton Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Food Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cranswick had 19 more articles in the media than Hilton Food Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Hilton Food Group. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Hilton Food Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cranswick currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,185, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. Hilton Food Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,091.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.81%. Given Hilton Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Food Group is more favorable than Cranswick.
Summary
Cranswick beats Hilton Food Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HFG) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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