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Kitwave Group (KITW) Competitors

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GBX 218 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 11:48 AM Eastern

KITW vs. BSD, BNZL, BAG, MPE, TOT, HFG, AEP, HOTC, CCR, and BD15

Should you be buying Kitwave Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kitwave Group include B.S.D Crown (BSD), Bunzl (BNZL), A.G. BARR (BAG), M.P. Evans Group (MPE), Total Produce (TOT), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), Hotel Chocolat Group (HOTC), C&C Group (CCR), and Tate & Lyle (BD15). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

Kitwave Group vs. Its Competitors

B.S.D Crown (LON:BSD) and Kitwave Group (LON:KITW) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
B.S.D CrownN/AN/AN/A£1.10N/A
Kitwave Group£742.90M0.25£19.24M£20.7010.53

Kitwave Group has a consensus target price of GBX 457.50, suggesting a potential upside of 109.86%. Given Kitwave Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kitwave Group is more favorable than B.S.D Crown.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
B.S.D Crown
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Kitwave Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Kitwave Group had 1 more articles in the media than B.S.D Crown. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kitwave Group and 0 mentions for B.S.D Crown. B.S.D Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Kitwave Group's score of -1.04 indicating that B.S.D Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
B.S.D Crown Neutral
Kitwave Group Negative

Kitwave Group has a net margin of 2.83% compared to B.S.D Crown's net margin of 0.00%. Kitwave Group's return on equity of 20.87% beat B.S.D Crown's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
B.S.D CrownN/A N/A N/A
Kitwave Group 2.83%20.87%7.23%

36.4% of Kitwave Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Kitwave Group 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.

Summary

Kitwave Group beats B.S.D Crown on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KITW vs. The Competition

MetricKitwave GroupFood Distribution IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£182.55M£1.45B£7.49B£2.57B
Dividend Yield5.25%8.53%3.24%5.38%
P/E Ratio10.5310.04876.68500.32
Price / Sales0.2513.491,011,604.4198,879.50
Price / Cash22.1511.75144.7427.90
Price / Book1.891.289.038.11
Net Income£19.24M£52.61M£1.01B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.39%-4.76%0.43%-0.58%
1 Month Performance-5.63%-7.10%-1.96%0.81%
1 Year Performance-34.53%-7.51%177.32%130.23%

Kitwave Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KITW
Kitwave Group
2.4714 of 5 stars
GBX 218
flat
GBX 457.50
+109.9%
-34.5%£182.55M£742.90M10.53600Negative News
Gap Down
BSD
B.S.D Crown
N/AN/AN/AN/A£36.22MN/A25.45184Gap Down
BNZL
Bunzl
2.4743 of 5 stars
GBX 2,438
-0.9%
GBX 2,908
+19.3%
N/A£7.88B£11.82B1,676.7524,528Analyst Forecast
BAG
A.G. BARR
3.0057 of 5 stars
GBX 669
+0.3%
GBX 770
+15.1%
+7.5%£744.18M£427.20M1,544.321,030Positive News
MPE
M.P. Evans Group
N/AGBX 1,350
flat
GBX 1,650
+22.2%
+33.2%£704.38M£368.55M669.9812,800
TOT
Total Produce
N/AN/AN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974
HFG
Hilton Food Group
N/AGBX 667
+0.9%
GBX 920
+37.9%
-28.8%£599.67M£4.14B1,551.167,000Gap Up
AEP
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
N/AGBX 1,350
-0.4%
N/A+90.4%£527.89M£436.63M603.3812,671
HOTC
Hotel Chocolat Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£514.70M£204.50M-7,480.001,390News Coverage
CCR
C&C Group
N/AGBX 136
+2.1%
N/A-15.3%£500.93M£1.67B3,885.712,897Gap Up
BD15
Tate & Lyle
N/AN/AN/AN/A£455.63M£1.38B1.694,441Gap Down

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This page (LON:KITW) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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