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NICL vs. FEVR, BAG, CCEP, CCH, and BVIC

Should you buy Nichols stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Nichols with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Nichols include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), A.G. BARR (BAG), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), and Britvic (BVIC). These companies are all part of the "beverages - non - alcoholic" industry.

How does Nichols compare to Fevertree Drinks?

Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

38.2% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Nichols shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.124, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.428, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Fevertree Drinks currently has a consensus target price of GBX 915, suggesting a potential upside of 18.22%. Nichols has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 46.32%. Given Nichols' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Fevertree Drinks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fevertree Drinks
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Nichols
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 91.8% 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 pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nichols is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Nichols had 1 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fevertree Drinks Neutral
Nichols Positive

Nichols has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.95%. Nichols' return on equity of 23.59% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fevertree Drinks6.95% 9.32% 4.91%
Nichols 12.25%23.59%12.97%

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 Ratio
Fevertree Drinks£325M2.69£23.91M£18.6241.57
Nichols£175.05M1.98£18.72M£58.3316.29

Summary

Nichols beats Fevertree Drinks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to A.G. BARR?

A.G. BARR (LON:BAG) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, A.G. BARR had 6 more articles in the media than Nichols. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for A.G. BARR and 1 mentions for Nichols. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat A.G. BARR's score of 0.69 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
A.G. BARR
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nichols
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. A.G. BARR pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Nichols has a net margin of 12.25% compared to A.G. BARR's net margin of 10.77%. Nichols' return on equity of 23.59% beat A.G. BARR's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
A.G. BARR10.77% 14.27% 7.77%
Nichols 12.25%23.59%12.97%

A.G. BARR has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. A.G. BARR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nichols, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
A.G. BARR£437.30M1.60£36.51M£41.8015.10
Nichols£175.05M1.98£18.72M£58.3316.29

A.G. BARR currently has a consensus price target of GBX 777.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.22%. Nichols has a consensus price target of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 46.32%. Given Nichols' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nichols is more favorable than A.G. BARR.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
A.G. BARR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Nichols
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.351, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.428, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

39.9% of A.G. BARR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of A.G. BARR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Nichols shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nichols beats A.G. BARR on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners?

Nichols (LON:NICL) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (LON:CCEP) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 204 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Nichols has a beta of 0.428, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.467, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. Nichols is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nichols£175.05M1.98£18.72M£58.3316.29
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners£20.90B1.67£1.94B£426.0018.52

In the previous week, Nichols had 1 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nichols Positive
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Neutral

Nichols presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 46.32%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a consensus target price of GBX 8,320, suggesting a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Nichols' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nichols
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Nichols has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' net margin of 9.29%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' return on equity of 24.39% beat Nichols' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nichols12.25% 23.59% 12.97%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 9.29%24.39%4.80%

3.0% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners beats Nichols on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to Coca-Cola HBC?

Nichols (LON:NICL) and Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Coca-Cola HBC has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. Nichols is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola HBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nichols£175.05M1.98£18.72M£58.3316.29
Coca-Cola HBC£11.60B1.55£748.04M£259.0019.00

Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coca-Cola HBC pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Nichols has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Coca-Cola HBC's net margin of 8.10%. Coca-Cola HBC's return on equity of 26.03% beat Nichols' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nichols12.25% 23.59% 12.97%
Coca-Cola HBC 8.10%26.03%5.79%

3.0% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Nichols shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 95.7% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nichols currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 46.32%. Coca-Cola HBC has a consensus price target of GBX 4,980.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1.23%. Given Nichols' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Coca-Cola HBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nichols
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Coca-Cola HBC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Nichols has a beta of 0.428, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coca-Cola HBC has a beta of 0.543, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Coca-Cola HBC had 1 more articles in the media than Nichols. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Coca-Cola HBC and 1 mentions for Nichols. Coca-Cola HBC's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Nichols' score of 0.76 indicating that Coca-Cola HBC 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Coca-Cola HBC
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Coca-Cola HBC beats Nichols on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to Britvic?

Britvic (LON:BVIC) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Britvic has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.428, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Britvic£1.83B0.00£129.05M£51.67N/A
Nichols£175.05M1.98£18.72M£58.3316.29

98.4% of Britvic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Britvic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Nichols shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Nichols had 1 more articles in the media than Britvic. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for Britvic. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Britvic's score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Britvic Neutral
Nichols Positive

Nichols has a consensus price target of GBX 1,390, indicating a potential upside of 46.32%. Given Nichols' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Britvic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Britvic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Nichols
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Britvic pays out 61.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nichols is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Nichols has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Britvic's net margin of 6.62%. Britvic's return on equity of 34.24% beat Nichols' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Britvic6.62% 34.24% 6.56%
Nichols 12.25%23.59%12.97%

Summary

Nichols beats Britvic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NICL vs. The Competition

MetricNicholsBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£347.37M£11.34B£8.36B£2.84B
Dividend Yield3.49%2.19%3.16%6.17%
P/E Ratio16.296.78888.51368.18
Price / Sales1.98158.61992,149.5884,612.72
Price / Cash7.928.47140.9027.87
Price / Book3.465.389.737.49
Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£1.03B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.85%-1.01%-0.28%-0.48%
1 Month Performance-1.04%-0.95%-0.29%-1.00%
1 Year Performance-30.66%4.18%244.15%61.74%

Nichols Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NICL
Nichols
3.2424 of 5 stars
GBX 950
+0.4%
GBX 1,390
+46.3%
-30.9%£347.37M£175.05M16.29325
FEVR
Fevertree Drinks
1.8356 of 5 stars
GBX 801
-0.6%
GBX 915
+14.2%
-12.6%£912.67M£325M43.02375
BAG
A.G. BARR
4.217 of 5 stars
GBX 632
-1.4%
GBX 777.50
+23.0%
-7.6%£701.37M£437.30M15.121,030
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
1.2934 of 5 stars
GBX 7,960
-0.1%
GBX 8,320
+4.5%
+12.1%£35.25B£20.90B18.6927,600
CCH
Coca-Cola HBC
3.8821 of 5 stars
GBX 5,145
+0.1%
GBX 4,980.40
-3.2%
+25.8%£18.75B£11.60B19.8632,700

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This page (LON:NICL) was last updated on 7/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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