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

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

Do analysts prefer GRG or YNGN?

Greggs presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,016.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Greggs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Greggs is more favorable than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C..

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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor GRG or YNGN?

In the previous week, Greggs had 4 more articles in the media than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greggs and 0 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Greggs' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Greggs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GRG or YNGN?

Greggs has a beta of 1.43, meaning 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, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GRG or YNGN?

57.5% of Greggs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Greggs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GRG or YNGN a better dividend stock?

Greggs pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Greggs pays out 48.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greggs is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GRG or YNGN 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%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GRG or YNGN?

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	£1.90B	0.83	£135.19M	£134.82	11.62
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£491.53M	0.88	£14.03M	£19.01	30.78

Summary

Greggs beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.