Kerry Group (KYGA) Competitors

Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both large-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KYGA or CPG?

41.3% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Compass Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer KYGA or CPG?

Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,770, indicating a potential upside of 5.85%. Given Compass Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Compass Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is KYGA or CPG more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.27%. Compass Group's return on equity of 22.69% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%
Compass Group	4.27%	22.69%	7.52%

Does the media prefer KYGA or CPG?

In the previous week, Compass Group had 3 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Compass Group and 1 mentions for Kerry Group. Kerry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Compass Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Kerry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kerry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Compass Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KYGA or CPG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kerry Group	£736.58B	0.02	£62.65B	£3.78	21.43
Compass Group	£31.57B	1.41	£1.35B	£79.52	32.91

Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or CPG?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KYGA or CPG a better dividend stock?

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 146.9%. Compass Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compass Group pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Compass Group beats Kerry Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.