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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?

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

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
Nichols12.25% 23.59% 12.97%
Fevertree Drinks 6.95%9.32%4.91%

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 0.37 beat Fevertree Drinks' score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nichols Neutral
Fevertree Drinks Neutral

Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Fevertree Drinks pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Nichols currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 47.56%. Fevertree Drinks has a consensus target price of GBX 955, suggesting a potential upside of 28.02%. Given Nichols' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Fevertree Drinks
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Nichols has a beta of 0.463, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fevertree Drinks has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

2.9% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Nichols shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Fevertree Drinks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Nichols£175.05M1.97£18.72M£58.3316.15
Fevertree Drinks£325M2.63£23.91M£18.6240.06

Summary

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

How does Nichols compare to A.G. BARR?

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

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
Nichols12.25% 23.59% 12.97%
A.G. BARR 10.77%14.27%7.77%

2.9% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Nichols shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of A.G. BARR shares are owned by 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.

Nichols currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 47.56%. A.G. BARR has a consensus price target of GBX 777.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.91%. Given Nichols' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nichols is more favorable than A.G. BARR.

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
A.G. BARR
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Nichols had 1 more articles in the media than A.G. BARR. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for A.G. BARR. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat A.G. BARR's score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nichols Neutral
A.G. BARR Neutral

Nichols has a beta of 0.463, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, A.G. BARR has a beta of 0.366, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Nichols£175.05M1.97£18.72M£58.3316.15
A.G. BARR£437.30M1.59£36.51M£41.8015.01

Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. A.G. BARR pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A.G. BARR pays out 41.1% 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.

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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

2.9% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Nichols shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by company 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.

Nichols has a beta of 0.463, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.493, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Nichols. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 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
Nichols£175.05M1.97£18.72M£58.3316.15
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners£20.90B1.46£1.94B£426.0016.13

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%

In the previous week, Nichols and Nichols both had 1 articles in the media. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nichols
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Nichols currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 47.56%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a consensus target price of GBX 8,320, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. Given Nichols' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 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 3.0%. 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.

Summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners beats Nichols on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to Coca-Cola HBC?

Coca-Cola HBC (LON:CCH) and Nichols (LON:NICL) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment 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
Coca-Cola HBC£11.60B1.32£748.04M£259.0016.19
Nichols£175.05M1.97£18.72M£58.3316.15

29.5% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of Nichols shares are owned by institutional investors. 99.1% of Coca-Cola HBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Nichols shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Coca-Cola HBC8.10% 26.03% 5.79%
Nichols 12.25%23.59%12.97%

In the previous week, Nichols had 1 more articles in the media than Coca-Cola HBC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nichols and 0 mentions for Coca-Cola HBC. Nichols' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Coca-Cola HBC's score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola HBC Neutral
Nichols Neutral

Coca-Cola HBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Coca-Cola HBC pays out 39.8% 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.

Coca-Cola HBC has a beta of 0.552, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nichols has a beta of 0.463, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Coca-Cola HBC presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,794.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Nichols has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, suggesting a potential upside of 47.56%. Given Nichols' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Coca-Cola HBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Coca-Cola HBC
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 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

Summary

Coca-Cola HBC beats Nichols on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nichols compare to Britvic?

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

Nichols presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,390, indicating a potential upside of 47.56%. Given Nichols' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Nichols is more favorable than Britvic.

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
Britvic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Nichols pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Britvic pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share. Nichols pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Britvic pays out 61.9% 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 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
Nichols12.25% 23.59% 12.97%
Britvic 6.62%34.24%6.56%

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 0.37 beat Britvic's score of 0.00 indicating that Nichols is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nichols Neutral
Britvic Neutral

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
Nichols£175.05M1.97£18.72M£58.3316.15
Britvic£1.83B0.00£129.05M£51.67N/A

2.9% of Nichols shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Britvic shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Nichols shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Britvic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nichols has a beta of 0.463, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Britvic has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nichols beats Britvic on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NICL vs. The Competition

MetricNicholsBeverages IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£344.43M£9.81B£8.11B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.60%2.38%3.24%6.13%
P/E Ratio16.156.55891.23364.74
Price / Sales1.97149.74992,148.6687,565.33
Price / Cash7.928.47140.8927.85
Price / Book3.435.119.587.71
Net Income£18.72M£553.25M£1.03B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.43%-0.36%0.27%0.07%
1 Month Performance-3.88%-1.87%-0.22%3.26%
1 Year Performance-33.43%3.68%260.19%75.52%

Nichols Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NICL
Nichols
3.1984 of 5 stars
GBX 942
+0.4%
GBX 1,390
+47.6%
-32.5%£344.43M£175.05M16.15325
FEVR
Fevertree Drinks
N/AGBX 789.50
+0.3%
GBX 955
+21.0%
-13.5%£905.10M£325M42.40375
BAG
A.G. BARR
3.4809 of 5 stars
GBX 608
+0.8%
GBX 777.50
+27.9%
-12.5%£674.73M£437.30M14.551,030
CCEP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
2.2889 of 5 stars
GBX 6,890
-0.6%
GBX 8,320
+20.8%
+0.7%£30.51B£20.90B16.1727,600
CCH
Coca-Cola HBC
N/AGBX 4,310
+0.7%
GBX 4,794.25
+11.2%
+8.4%£15.71B£11.60B16.6432,700

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This page (LON:NICL) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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