TATE vs. CWK, PFD, BAKK, GNC, DCG, HFG, BD15, PURE, FIF, and KYGA
Should you be buying Tate & Lyle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tate & Lyle include Cranswick (CWK), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), Hilton Food Group (HFG), Tate & Lyle (BD15), PureCircle (PURE), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), and Kerry Group (KYGA). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.
Tate & Lyle vs. Its Competitors
Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
71.2% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned 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.
Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Cranswick pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tate & Lyle pays out 55.9% 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.
Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 11.41% compared to Cranswick's net margin of 4.35%. Tate & Lyle's return on equity of 15.37% beat Cranswick's return on equity.
Cranswick has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Tate & Lyle had 5 more articles in the media than Cranswick. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Tate & Lyle and 0 mentions for Cranswick. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Tate & Lyle's score of -0.44 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tate & Lyle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cranswick. Tate & Lyle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cranswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cranswick currently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,370, suggesting a potential upside of 6.97%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus target price of GBX 483.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.33%. Given Tate & Lyle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tate & Lyle is more favorable than Cranswick.
Summary
Cranswick and Tate & Lyle tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:TATE) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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