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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

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%

Does the media refer more to GRG or YNGN?

In the previous week, Greggs and Greggs both had 1 articles in the media. Greggs' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of 1.11 indicating that Greggs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greggs	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GRG or YNGN?

Greggs currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,064, indicating a potential upside of 24.49%. Given Greggs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
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

Which has more volatility & risk, GRG or YNGN?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	£2.08B	0.81	£135.19M	£1.41	1,175.05
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£485.80M	0.73	£14.03M	£0.16	3,590.06

Is GRG or YNGN 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GRG or YNGN?

63.7% of Greggs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Greggs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Greggs beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.