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PFD vs. ETO, UTG, GLO, BME, and BRW

Should you buy Premier Foods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Premier Foods 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 Premier Foods include Entertainment One (ETO), Unite Group (UTG), ContourGlobal (GLO), B&M European Value Retail (BME), and Brewin Dolphin (BRW). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Premier Foods compare to Entertainment One?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Entertainment One (LON:ETO) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Premier Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Entertainment One. Entertainment One 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£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.30
Entertainment One£928.60M0.00N/A-£4.50N/A

38.6% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to Entertainment One's net margin of 0.00%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat Entertainment One's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods12.17% 15.61% 4.78%
Entertainment One N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Entertainment One. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Premier Foods and 0 mentions for Entertainment One. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Entertainment One'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
Entertainment One Neutral

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Entertainment One pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Premier Foods pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entertainment One pays out -0.2% 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 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Entertainment One.

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
Entertainment One
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Premier Foods beats Entertainment One on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to Unite Group?

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Unite Group and Unite Group both had 1 articles in the media. Unite Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Premier Foods'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unite Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Unite Group has a net margin of 30.06% compared to Premier Foods' net margin of 12.17%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unite Group30.06% 2.03% 2.50%
Premier Foods 12.17%15.61%4.78%

Unite Group has a beta of 0.925, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.611, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

61.7% of Unite Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unite Group£332.80M8.06£299.23M£19.9025.55
Premier Foods£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.30

Unite Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 726.43, indicating a potential upside of 42.86%. Premier Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Unite Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unite Group is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Unite Group pays out 189.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Unite Group beats Premier Foods on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to ContourGlobal?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and ContourGlobal (LON:GLO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Premier Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ContourGlobal. ContourGlobal 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£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.30
ContourGlobal£2.57B0.00N/A£0.23N/A

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ContourGlobal pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Premier Foods pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ContourGlobal pays out 79.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, ContourGlobal had 3 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ContourGlobal and 1 mentions for Premier Foods. ContourGlobal's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that ContourGlobal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
ContourGlobal
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to ContourGlobal's net margin of 0.00%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat ContourGlobal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods12.17% 15.61% 4.78%
ContourGlobal N/A N/A N/A

Premier Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than ContourGlobal.

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

38.6% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned 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.

Summary

Premier Foods beats ContourGlobal on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to B&M European Value Retail?

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) and Premier Foods (LON:PFD) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.093, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.611, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

B&M European Value Retail currently has a consensus price target of GBX 207.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Premier Foods has a consensus price target of GBX 244, suggesting a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than B&M European Value Retail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
B&M European Value Retail
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Premier Foods
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

74.6% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Premier Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of B&M European Value Retail shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are held 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.

B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. B&M European Value Retail pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Foods pays out 18.8% 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.

In the previous week, B&M European Value Retail had 3 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for B&M European Value Retail and 1 mentions for Premier Foods. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Premier Foods'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
B&M European Value Retail
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Premier Foods
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Foods. B&M European Value Retail 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
B&M European Value Retail£5.68B0.35£422.41M£24.707.93
Premier Foods£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.30

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to B&M European Value Retail's net margin of 4.39%. B&M European Value Retail's return on equity of 34.04% beat Premier Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
B&M European Value Retail4.39% 34.04% 10.58%
Premier Foods 12.17%15.61%4.78%

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Premier Foods on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier Foods compare to Brewin Dolphin?

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Brewin Dolphin (LON:BRW) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

38.6% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to Brewin Dolphin's net margin of 0.00%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat Brewin Dolphin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Foods12.17% 15.61% 4.78%
Brewin Dolphin N/A N/A N/A

Premier Foods presently has a consensus price target of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Brewin Dolphin.

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
Brewin Dolphin
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Premier Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Brewin Dolphin. Brewin Dolphin 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£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.30
Brewin Dolphin£415.46M0.00N/A£0.17N/A

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Brewin Dolphin. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Premier Foods and 0 mentions for Brewin Dolphin. Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brewin Dolphin'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods Neutral
Brewin Dolphin Neutral

Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Brewin Dolphin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Premier Foods pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brewin Dolphin pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Premier Foods beats Brewin Dolphin on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PFD vs. The Competition

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MetricPremier FoodsPackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.71B£4.64B£8.09B£2.79B
Dividend Yield1.67%2.56%3.24%6.13%
P/E Ratio13.302,849.03891.16364.81
Price / Sales1.453,430.08992,148.3587,608.26
Price / Cash38.64119.32140.8927.85
Price / Book1.2922.489.577.74
Net Income£112.38M£2.71B£1.03B£5.88B
7 Day Performance-2.58%1.07%0.33%6.68%
1 Month Performance0.04%1.57%-0.17%9.92%
1 Year Performance-4.25%728.95%260.14%75.85%

Premier Foods Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PFD
Premier Foods
2.984 of 5 stars		GBX 198.20
-0.2%		GBX 244
+23.1%		-4.1%£1.71B£1.18B13.304,000
ETO
Entertainment One
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.78B£928.60MN/A1,259
UTG
Unite Group
3.4125 of 5 stars		GBX 499.20
+2.0%		GBX 726.43
+45.5%		-40.3%£2.63B£332.80M25.091,801
GLO
ContourGlobal
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£2.57B1,091.301,518
BME
B&M European Value Retail
1.852 of 5 stars		GBX 160.65
-1.9%		GBX 207.50
+29.2%		-49.7%£1.61B£5.68B6.5039,484

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