Critical Comparison: C&C Group (CGPZF) & Its Competitors

C&C Group (OTCMKTS:CGPZF) is one of 140 publicly-traded companies in the “Beverages” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare C&C Group to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares C&C Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C&C Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
C&C Group Competitors	-8.19%	-30.81%	0.08%

Dividends

C&C Group pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. C&C Group pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Beverages” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 49.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. C&C Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.2% of C&C Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of shares of all “Beverages” companies 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for C&C Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C&C Group	0	1	1	0	2.50
C&C Group Competitors	1245	4209	5628	221	2.43

As a group, “Beverages” companies have a potential upside of 12.83%. Given C&C Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe C&C Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares C&C Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
C&C Group	N/A	N/A	4.95
C&C Group Competitors	$12.53 billion	$874.57 million	9.81

C&C Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than C&C Group. C&C Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

C&C Group beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

C&C Group Company Profile

C&C Group plc manufactures, markets, and distributes beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and internationally. The company offers its products primarily under the Tennent's, Bulmers, Magners, Orchard Pig, Heverlee, 5 Lamps, Fête, Blackthorn, Seven Summits, Dowd's Lane, Chaplin & Cork's, Celedonia Best, and Addlestones brand name. It also distributes third party branded beers, wines, spirits, cider, and soft drinks. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.