Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA) Competitors

Greggs (LON:GRG) and Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (LON:YNGA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is GRG or YNGA more profitable?

Greggs has a net margin of 7.13% compared to Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s net margin of 2.85%. Greggs' return on equity of 26.79% beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greggs	7.13%	26.79%	10.93%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	2.85%	1.48%	2.99%

Is GRG or YNGA a better dividend stock?

Greggs pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Greggs pays out 48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays out 139.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greggs is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, GRG or YNGA?

Greggs has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GRG or YNGA?

In the previous week, Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. had 3 more articles in the media than Greggs. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. and 0 mentions for Greggs. Greggs' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of -0.18 indicating that Greggs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greggs	Neutral
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GRG or YNGA?

63.7% of Greggs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Greggs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. 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.

Do analysts recommend GRG or YNGA?

Greggs currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,016.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.69%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a consensus price target of GBX 1,400, suggesting a potential upside of 69.29%. Given Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is more favorable than Greggs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greggs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GRG or YNGA?

Greggs has higher revenue and earnings than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Greggs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greggs	£2.08B	0.76	£135.19M	£1.41	1,102.06
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£485.80M	1.05	£10.64M	£0.16	5,136.65

Summary

Greggs beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.