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Kitwave Group (KITW) Competitors

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GBX 231 -2.00 (-0.86%)
As of 11:53 AM Eastern

KITW vs. BSD, BNZL, BAG, MPE, TOT, CCR, HFG, HOTC, AEP, 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), C&C Group (CCR), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Hotel Chocolat Group (HOTC), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), and Tate & Lyle (BD15). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.

Kitwave Group vs. Its Competitors

Kitwave Group (LON:KITW) and B.S.D Crown (LON:BSD) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Kitwave Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 457.50, indicating a potential upside of 98.05%. Given Kitwave Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
Kitwave Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
B.S.D Crown
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Kitwave Group had 2 more articles in the media than B.S.D Crown. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kitwave Group and 0 mentions for B.S.D Crown. Kitwave Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat B.S.D Crown's score of 0.00 indicating that Kitwave Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

38.3% of Kitwave Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Kitwave Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Kitwave Group2.83% 20.87% 7.23%
B.S.D Crown N/A N/A N/A

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
Kitwave Group£742.90M0.26£19.24M£0.211,115.94
B.S.D CrownN/AN/AN/A£1.10N/A

Summary

Kitwave Group beats B.S.D Crown on 12 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£193.43M£1.47B£7.34B£2.61B
Dividend Yield4.71%8.46%3.18%5.30%
P/E Ratio1,115.94241.741,077.695,413.34
Price / Sales0.2613.86992,151.8497,256.67
Price / Cash22.1511.75144.7427.93
Price / Book2.001.389.118.43
Net Income£19.24M£52.61M£999.43M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.76%-0.41%0.02%0.35%
1 Month Performance-1.15%0.35%200.02%44.36%
1 Year Performance-31.25%-2.86%174.33%164.68%

Kitwave Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KITW
Kitwave Group
3.1786 of 5 stars
GBX 231
-0.9%
GBX 457.50
+98.1%
-29.8%£193.43M£742.90M1,115.94600
BSD
B.S.D Crown
N/AN/AN/AN/A£36.22MN/A25.45184Gap Down
BNZL
Bunzl
2.4498 of 5 stars
GBX 2,514
-1.3%
GBX 2,908
+15.7%
-32.9%£8.17B£11.82B1,729.0224,528
BAG
A.G. BARR
1.7366 of 5 stars
GBX 697
-1.8%
GBX 755
+8.3%
+7.0%£775.32M£420.40M1,967.261,030
MPE
M.P. Evans Group
1.684 of 5 stars
GBX 1,280
-1.5%
GBX 1,375
+7.4%
+55.7%£667.85M£352.84M775.2912,800News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
TOT
Total Produce
N/AN/AN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974
CCR
C&C Group
N/AGBX 167
-0.5%
N/A+8.8%£615.12M£1.67B4,771.432,897Gap Down
HFG
Hilton Food Group
1.9666 of 5 stars
GBX 664
-0.9%
GBX 935
+40.8%
N/A£596.97M£4.14B1,544.197,000
HOTC
Hotel Chocolat Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£514.70M£204.50M-7,480.001,390
AEP
Anglo-Eastern Plantations
N/AGBX 1,215
-1.2%
N/A+121.9%£476.95M£436.63M543.0412,671News Coverage
High Trading Volume
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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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