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PFD vs. CWK, TATE, GNC, BAKK, and MPE

Should you buy Premier Foods stock or one of its competitors? Premier Foods's main competitors and comparable companies include Cranswick (CWK), Tate & Lyle (TATE), Greencore Group (GNC), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), and M.P. Evans Group (MPE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "food products" industry.

How does Premier Foods compare to Cranswick?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Cranswick (LON:CWK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 103 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cranswick pays out 35.5% 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.

Premier Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 242, suggesting a potential upside of 29.41%. Cranswick has a consensus target price of GBX 6,036, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Given Premier Foods' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Cranswick
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.37£112.38M£15.5012.06
Cranswick£2.98B0.90£113.74M£290.2017.20

In the previous week, Cranswick had 4 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Premier Foods. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
Cranswick Positive

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Cranswick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 5.31%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Premier Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods11.62% 9.74% 4.78%
Cranswick 5.31%14.99%8.26%

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cranswick has a beta of 0.552, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cranswick beats Premier Foods on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to Tate & Lyle?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Premier Foods currently has a consensus price target of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus price target of GBX 508, indicating a potential downside of 9.37%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tate & Lyle pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Tate & Lyle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
Tate & Lyle Neutral

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Foods. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tate & Lyle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.37£112.38M£15.5012.06
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.24£206.63M£21.7025.83

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 9.74% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods11.62% 9.74% 4.78%
Tate & Lyle 4.84%6.17%6.03%

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.346, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Premier Foods beats Tate & Lyle on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to Greencore Group?

Greencore Group (LON:GNC) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Premier Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Greencore Group. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group£2.34B0.83£48.48M£2.8087.93
Premier Foods£1.18B1.37£112.38M£15.5012.06

55.5% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Greencore Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Premier Foods'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Greencore Group Neutral
Premier Foods Neutral

Greencore Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 301.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.46%. Premier Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Greencore Group pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 9.74% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Greencore Group0.30% 0.73% 4.43%
Premier Foods 11.62%9.74%4.78%

Summary

Premier Foods beats Greencore Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to Bakkavor Group?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) are both small-cap consumer staples 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 and dividends.

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Premier Foods currently has a consensus target price of GBX 242, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Bakkavor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bakkavor Group pays out 127.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bakkavor Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
Bakkavor Group Neutral

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Premier Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkavor Group. Premier Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkavor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.37£112.38M£15.5012.06
Bakkavor Group£2.30B0.63£64.74M£6.3040.00

Premier Foods has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 2.43%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 9.74% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods11.62% 9.74% 4.78%
Bakkavor Group 2.43%9.10%4.54%

Summary

Premier Foods beats Bakkavor Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to M.P. Evans Group?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Premier Foods has higher revenue and earnings than M.P. Evans Group. M.P. Evans Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods£1.18B1.37£112.38M£15.5012.06
M.P. Evans Group£387.84M2.78£80.16M£211.809.80

39.0% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of M.P. Evans Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of M.P. Evans Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

M.P. Evans Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to Premier Foods' net margin of 11.62%. M.P. Evans Group's return on equity of 19.92% beat Premier Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods11.62% 9.74% 4.78%
M.P. Evans Group 31.86%19.92%10.06%

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. M.P. Evans Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 73.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Premier Foods pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M.P. Evans Group pays out 34.9% 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.

Premier Foods has a beta of 0.592, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M.P. Evans Group has a beta of 0.328, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Premier Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 242, suggesting a potential upside of 29.41%. M.P. Evans Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 20.48%. Given Premier Foods' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than M.P. Evans Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
M.P. Evans Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled M.P. Evans Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
M.P. Evans Group Neutral

Summary

Premier Foods and M.P. Evans Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PFD vs. The Competition

MetricPremier FoodsFood Products IndustryConsumer Staples SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.62B£5.22B£15.18B£2.80B
Dividend Yield1.71%3.29%3.32%6.18%
P/E Ratio12.1013.3213.92366.17
Price / Sales1.3782.40263,620.9789,425.29
Price / Cash38.64111.8256.9727.89
Price / Book1.223.394.146.83
Net Income£112.38M£767.23M£839.86M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.90%-2.34%-2.01%-0.75%
1 Month Performance-4.29%-6.76%-5.30%16.84%
1 Year Performance2.12%32.39%7.94%16.40%

Premier Foods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PFD
Premier Foods
3.0532 of 5 stars
GBX 187.50
-1.9%
GBX 242
+29.1%
+3.3%£1.62B£1.18B12.104,385
CWK
Cranswick
3.816 of 5 stars
GBX 5,010
-2.9%
GBX 6,036
+20.5%
+1.9%£2.68B£2.98B17.2613,114
TATE
Tate & Lyle
0.5848 of 5 stars
GBX 558.50
-0.2%
GBX 516
-7.6%
+43.0%£2.47B£2.01B25.744,840
GNC
Greencore Group
N/AGBX 245.60
-0.1%
GBX 301.50
+22.8%
+11.0%£1.95B£2.34B87.7128,000
BAKK
Bakkavor Group
N/AGBX 252
flat
N/A+19.4%£1.46B£2.30B40.0018,000

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