Nichols (NICL) Competitors

Fevertree Drinks (LON:FEVR) 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 valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to FEVR or NICL?

In the previous week, Nichols had 14 more articles in the media than Fevertree Drinks. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Nichols and 2 mentions for Fevertree Drinks. Fevertree Drinks' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Nichols' score of -0.18 indicating that Fevertree Drinks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fevertree Drinks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nichols	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FEVR or NICL?

Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FEVR or NICL?

Fevertree Drinks received 165 more outperform votes than Nichols when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Fevertree Drinks an outperform vote while only 61.95% of users gave Nichols an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fevertree Drinks	Outperform Votes 349 69.25%	Underperform Votes 155 30.75%
Nichols	Outperform Votes 184 61.95%	Underperform Votes 113 38.05%

Is FEVR or NICL more profitable?

Nichols has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Fevertree Drinks' net margin of 6.05%. Nichols' return on equity of 19.49% beat Fevertree Drinks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fevertree Drinks	6.05%	9.47%	4.91%
Nichols	11.07%	19.49%	12.97%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FEVR or NICL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fevertree Drinks	£361.70M	2.44	£21.90M	£0.19	3,976.32
Nichols	£169.17M	2.22	£18.73M	£0.51	2,019.61

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FEVR or NICL?

68.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.3% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Fevertree Drinks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FEVR or NICL a better dividend stock?

Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Fevertree Drinks pays out 8,947.4% 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 6,078.4% 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.

Do analysts recommend FEVR or NICL?

Fevertree Drinks presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,511, indicating a potential upside of 100.00%. Given Fevertree Drinks' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fevertree Drinks is more favorable than Nichols.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fevertree Drinks	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Nichols	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Fevertree Drinks beats Nichols on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.