Nichols (NICL) Competitors GBX 1,275 +5.00 (+0.39%) As of 11:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, PFD, BAKK, DCG, GNC, and HFGShould you be buying Nichols stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nichols include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), A.G. BARR (BAG), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), Britvic (BVIC), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Greencore Group (GNC), and Hilton Food Group (HFG). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Nichols vs. Fevertree Drinks A.G. BARR Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Coca-Cola HBC Britvic Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Dairy Crest Group Greencore Group Hilton Food Group Nichols (LON:NICL) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) 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 profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NICL or FEVR? Fevertree Drinks received 164 more outperform votes than Nichols when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 62.08% of users gave Nichols an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNicholsOutperform Votes18562.08% Underperform Votes11337.92% Fevertree DrinksOutperform Votes34969.25% Underperform Votes15530.75% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NICL or FEVR? 26.3% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.3% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NICL or FEVR more profitable? Nichols has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. Nichols' return on equity of 18.96% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nichols11.07% 18.96% 12.97% Fevertree Drinks 6.05%9.30%4.91% Do analysts rate NICL or FEVR? Nichols presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,760, suggesting a potential upside of 38.04%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 1,658.33, suggesting a potential upside of 93.50%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than Nichols.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nichols 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Fevertree Drinks 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility & risk, NICL or FEVR? Nichols has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NICL or FEVR a better dividend stock? Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Nichols pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fevertree Drinks pays out 90.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nichols is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor NICL or FEVR? In the previous week, Nichols had 8 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nichols and 1 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Nichols' score of 0.13 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nichols 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fevertree Drinks 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, NICL or FEVR? Fevertree Drinks has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. Nichols is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fevertree Drinks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNichols£169.02M2.76£18.72M£51.2524.88Fevertree Drinks£394.92M2.77£23.91M£18.7945.62 SummaryFevertree Drinks beats Nichols on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nichols News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NICL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NICL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNicholsBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£465.68M£9.37B£6.97B£2.62BDividend Yield2.33%1.92%3.16%5.05%P/E Ratio24.887.6912.14134.60Price / Sales2.76173.8480.61221,328.11Price / Cash7.928.47147.7728.03Price / Book4.655.392.983.84Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£1.01B£5.88B7 Day Performance1.19%-0.13%1.31%3.54%1 Month Performance4.51%1.74%19.04%25.38%1 Year Performance22.60%543.03%64.11%130.62% Nichols Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICLNichols1.8669 of 5 starsGBX 1,275+0.4%GBX 1,760+38.0%+22.7%£465.68M£169.02M24.88325FEVRFevertree Drinks2.0134 of 5 starsGBX 851-0.5%GBX 1,658.33+94.9%-24.5%£1.08B£394.92M45.30375News CoverageBAGA.G. BARR1.4628 of 5 starsGBX 689-0.1%GBX 685-0.6%+18.3%£769.92M£414.41M21.191,030Positive NewsCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific PartnersN/AGBX 6,590-0.3%N/A+9,591.2%£36.52B£23.04B22.6727,600CCHCoca-Cola HBC1.3871 of 5 starsGBX 3,774+0.1%GBX 3,300-12.6%+44.5%£16.33B£12.23B26.0932,700News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeBVICBritvic1.2618 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,315+∞N/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430Negative NewsPFDPremier Foods2.3149 of 5 starsGBX 199+0.3%GBX 240+20.6%+22.8%£1.71B£1.14B15.244,000Insider TradeGap UpBAKKBakkavor Group1.7404 of 5 starsGBX 187.60+0.2%GBX 165-12.0%+54.2%£1.10B£2.26B17.0818,000High Trading VolumeDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100GNCGreencore Group0.5474 of 5 starsGBX 190+0.5%GBX 130-31.6%+28.4%£826.95M£1.72B17.1813,602Dividend CutGap DownHFGHilton Food Group1.8304 of 5 starsGBX 881+0.6%GBX 1,091.67+23.9%-4.4%£788.67M£3.80B16.967,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fevertree Drinks Competitors A.G. 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