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Tate & Lyle (TATE) Competitors

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

Should you buy Tate & Lyle stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Tate & Lyle 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 Tate & Lyle include Cranswick (CWK), Greencore Group (GNC), Premier Foods (PFD), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), and Dairy Crest Group (DCG). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods" industry.

How does Tate & Lyle compare to Cranswick?

Cranswick (LON:CWK) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Cranswick currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,706.40, suggesting a potential downside of 14.58%. Tate & Lyle has a consensus price target of GBX 516, suggesting a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Tate & Lyle's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tate & Lyle is more favorable than Cranswick.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cranswick
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)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Cranswick has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Cranswick's return on equity of 14.99% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cranswick5.31% 14.99% 8.26%
Tate & Lyle 4.84%6.17%6.03%

Cranswick has a beta of 0.561, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.281, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cranswick had 1 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cranswick and 0 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Cranswick's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Tate & Lyle's score of 0.50 indicating that Cranswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cranswick Positive
Tate & Lyle Positive

Cranswick pays an annual dividend of GBX 101 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Cranswick pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tate & Lyle pays out 353.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

71.2% of Cranswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Cranswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Tate & Lyle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cranswick. Cranswick 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
Cranswick£2.98B0.99£113.74M£270.6020.36
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.10£206.63M£5.6089.38

Summary

Cranswick beats Tate & Lyle on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tate & Lyle compare to Greencore Group?

Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) and Greencore Group (LON:GNC) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Tate & Lyle pays out 353.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greencore Group pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Tate & Lyle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greencore Group. Greencore Group 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
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.10£206.63M£5.6089.38
Greencore Group£2.34B0.66£48.48M£12.6015.43

Tate & Lyle currently has a consensus price target of GBX 516, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. Greencore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 290.25, indicating a potential upside of 49.31%. Given Greencore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greencore Group is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Greencore Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

53.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Greencore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Greencore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Greencore Group's net margin of 0.30%. Tate & Lyle's return on equity of 6.17% beat Greencore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle4.84% 6.17% 6.03%
Greencore Group 0.30%0.73%4.43%

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.281, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 1.1750581, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Greencore Group had 17 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Greencore Group and 0 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Greencore Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Tate & Lyle's score of 0.50 indicating that Greencore Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Tate & Lyle Positive
Greencore Group Positive

Summary

Tate & Lyle and Greencore Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tate & Lyle compare to Premier Foods?

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

Premier Foods has a net margin of 12.17% compared to Tate & Lyle's net margin of 4.84%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 15.61% beat Tate & Lyle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle4.84% 6.17% 6.03%
Premier Foods 12.17%15.61%4.78%

In the previous week, Premier Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Premier Foods and 0 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Tate & Lyle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Tate & Lyle Positive
Premier Foods Neutral

Tate & Lyle currently has a consensus target price of GBX 516, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. Premier Foods has a consensus target price of GBX 244, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 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

Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Premier Foods pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Tate & Lyle pays out 353.6% 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.

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.281, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier Foods has a beta of 0.611, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.10£206.63M£5.6089.38
Premier Foods£1.18B1.45£112.38M£14.9013.28

53.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned 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.

Summary

Premier Foods beats Tate & Lyle on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tate & Lyle compare to Bakkavor Group?

Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) and Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

13.4% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Bakkavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bakkavor Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.281, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

Bakkavor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. Tate & Lyle pays out 353.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Bakkavor Group's net margin of 1.66%. Tate & Lyle's return on equity of 6.17% beat Bakkavor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bakkavor Group1.66% 6.14% 4.54%
Tate & Lyle 4.84%6.17%6.03%

Tate & Lyle has a consensus price target of GBX 516, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Tate & Lyle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tate & Lyle is more favorable than Bakkavor Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bakkavor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Bakkavor Group had 1 more articles in the media than Tate & Lyle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bakkavor Group and 0 mentions for Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Bakkavor Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Tate & Lyle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bakkavor Group Neutral
Tate & Lyle Positive

Tate & Lyle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bakkavor Group. Bakkavor Group 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
Bakkavor Group£2.30B0.63£64.74M£6.3040.00
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.10£206.63M£5.6089.38

Summary

Tate & Lyle beats Bakkavor Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tate & Lyle compare to Dairy Crest Group?

Tate & Lyle (LON:TATE) and Dairy Crest Group (LON:DCG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Tate & Lyle presently has a consensus target price of GBX 516, suggesting a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Tate & Lyle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tate & Lyle is more favorable than Dairy Crest Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tate & Lyle
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Dairy Crest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Dairy Crest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share. Tate & Lyle pays out 353.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dairy Crest Group pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

53.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tate & Lyle has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Dairy Crest Group's net margin of 0.00%. Tate & Lyle's return on equity of 6.17% beat Dairy Crest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle4.84% 6.17% 6.03%
Dairy Crest Group N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Tate & Lyle's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Dairy Crest Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tate & Lyle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Tate & Lyle Positive
Dairy Crest Group Neutral

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Dairy Crest Group. Dairy Crest Group 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
Tate & Lyle£2.01B1.10£206.63M£5.6089.38
Dairy Crest Group£461.60M0.00N/A£28.10N/A

Summary

Tate & Lyle beats Dairy Crest Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TATE vs. The Competition

MetricTate & LylePackaged Foods IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.21B£4.65B£8.10B£2.79B
Dividend Yield3.92%2.56%3.24%6.13%
P/E Ratio89.382,849.04891.24364.76
Price / Sales1.103,430.22992,148.7687,562.76
Price / Cash5.79119.32140.8927.85
Price / Book1.6022.499.587.67
Net Income£206.63M£2.71B£1.03B£5.88B
7 Day Performance-0.20%1.35%0.44%6.53%
1 Month Performance35.66%1.84%-0.05%9.76%
1 Year Performance-8.17%729.27%260.30%75.45%

Tate & Lyle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TATE
Tate & Lyle
1.7421 of 5 stars
GBX 500.50
flat
GBX 516
+3.1%
-8.2%£2.21B£2.01B89.383,604
CWK
Cranswick
2.7207 of 5 stars
GBX 5,470
+1.3%
GBX 4,358
-20.3%
+2.8%£2.93B£2.98B20.2152,000
GNC
Greencore Group
4.9189 of 5 stars
GBX 230.80
-3.7%
GBX 325.33
+41.0%
-13.4%£1.83B£1.95B18.3213,602
PFD
Premier Foods
3.0378 of 5 stars
GBX 203.40
+0.9%
GBX 244
+20.0%
-4.1%£1.75B£1.18B13.654,000
BAKK
Bakkavor Group
N/AGBX 252
flat
N/A+19.8%£1.46B£2.30B40.0018,000

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