Nichols (NICL) Competitors GBX 1,113.15 -1.85 (-0.17%) As of 09:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCEP, CCH, BVIC, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, and MPEShould 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), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and M.P. Evans Group (MPE). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Nichols vs. Its Competitors Fevertree Drinks A.G. BARR Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Coca-Cola HBC Britvic Premier Foods Bakkavor Group Greencore Group Dairy Crest Group M.P. Evans Group Nichols (LON:NICL) and Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) 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 earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & 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£174.32M2.33£18.72M£0.482,326.82Fevertree Drinks£339.90M3.11£23.91M£0.214,287.77 Is NICL or FEVR a better dividend stock? Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Nichols pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fevertree Drinks pays out 80.3% 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. 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% Which has more volatility & risk, NICL or FEVR? Nichols has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NICL or FEVR? 7.3% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Nichols shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor NICL or FEVR? In the previous week, Fevertree Drinks had 6 more articles in the media than Nichols. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Fevertree Drinks and 16 mentions for Nichols. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Nichols' score of -0.57 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Fevertree Drinks 5 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NICL or FEVR? Nichols presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,820, indicating a potential upside of 63.50%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus price target of GBX 863.33, indicating a potential downside of 3.43%. Given Nichols' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nichols is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.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 SummaryFevertree Drinks beats Nichols on 9 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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£407.00M£7.52B£7.36B£2.58BDividend Yield2.88%1.93%3.18%5.30%P/E Ratio2,326.82518.731,077.715,408.11Price / Sales2.33163.98992,152.2096,662.01Price / Cash7.928.47144.7427.93Price / Book4.065.229.099.06Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£999.43M£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.36%5.62%-0.10%0.55%1 Month Performance-7.62%6.53%199.90%44.69%1 Year Performance4.03%507.43%174.71%174.77% Nichols Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NICLNichols1.7195 of 5 starsGBX 1,113.15-0.2%GBX 1,820+63.5%N/A£407.00M£174.32M2,326.82325Gap UpFEVRFevertree Drinks1.5053 of 5 starsGBX 775-0.8%GBX 1,325+71.0%+19.4%£917.37M£368.50M3,717.03375Positive NewsEarnings ReportBAGA.G. BARR1.7057 of 5 starsGBX 690-2.8%GBX 755+9.4%+7.0%£786.45M£420.40M1,947.501,030CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners1.7681 of 5 starsGBX 6,560-2.5%GBX 8,130+23.9%+8,863.2%£29.82B£20.88B1,964.0727,600News CoverageCCHCoca-Cola HBC3.0838 of 5 starsGBX 3,706-1.1%GBX 4,104.50+10.8%+31.4%£13.47B£11.20B1,476.4932,700BVICBritvicN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.28B£1.83B25.414,430PFDPremier Foods2.0849 of 5 starsGBX 185.40-1.3%GBX 255+37.5%N/A£1.60B£1.15B1,314.894,000BAKKBakkavor GroupN/AGBX 220.50+1.6%GBX 170-22.9%+39.2%£1.27B£2.30B2,321.0518,000Positive NewsGNCGreencore GroupN/AGBX 244.50-0.2%GBX 130-46.8%+31.5%£1.08B£1.86B24.6513,602News CoverageDividend CutDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100MPEM.P. Evans Group1.1405 of 5 starsGBX 1,280-1.5%GBX 1,375+7.4%+55.7%£667.85M£352.84M775.2912,800News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fevertree Drinks Competitors A.G. 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