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BF.A vs. BF.B, MGPI, WVVI, AMSS, and IBG

Should you buy Brown Forman stock or one of its competitors? Brown Forman's main competitors and comparable companies include Brown-Forman (BF.B), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Amass Brands (AMSS), and Innovation Beverage Group (IBG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "distillers & vintners" industry.

How does Brown Forman compare to Brown-Forman?

Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.B) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Brown-Forman shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Brown-Forman 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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brown Forman18.20% 17.63% 8.78%
Brown-Forman 18.20%17.63%8.78%

In the previous week, Brown Forman had 7 more articles in the media than Brown-Forman. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brown Forman and 6 mentions for Brown-Forman. Brown-Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Brown Forman's score of 0.05 indicating that Brown-Forman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brown Forman
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Brown-Forman
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Brown-Forman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown Forman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman$3.93B3.27$715M$1.5318.27
Brown-Forman$3.93B3.20$715M$1.5317.92

Brown-Forman has a consensus price target of $26.30, suggesting a potential downside of 4.07%. Given Brown-Forman's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brown-Forman is more favorable than Brown Forman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brown Forman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Brown-Forman
3 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70

Brown Forman has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brown Forman pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown-Forman pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Brown-Forman beats Brown Forman on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Forman compare to MGP Ingredients?

Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

MGP Ingredients has a consensus target price of $27.25, suggesting a potential upside of 61.91%. Given MGP Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MGP Ingredients is more favorable than Brown Forman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brown Forman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
MGP Ingredients
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Brown Forman has a net margin of 18.20% compared to MGP Ingredients' net margin of -48.08%. Brown Forman's return on equity of 17.63% beat MGP Ingredients' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brown Forman18.20% 17.63% 8.78%
MGP Ingredients -48.08%7.41%4.32%

In the previous week, Brown Forman had 11 more articles in the media than MGP Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brown Forman and 2 mentions for MGP Ingredients. MGP Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Brown Forman's score of 0.05 indicating that MGP Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brown Forman
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
MGP Ingredients
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.7% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. MGP Ingredients pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Brown Forman pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGP Ingredients pays out -4.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than MGP Ingredients. MGP Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown Forman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman$3.93B3.27$715M$1.5318.27
MGP Ingredients$536.38M0.67-$107.81M-$11.26N/A

Brown Forman has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Brown Forman beats MGP Ingredients on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Forman compare to Willamette Valley Vineyards?

Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ:WVVI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brown Forman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Willamette Valley Vineyards
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Brown Forman had 12 more articles in the media than Willamette Valley Vineyards. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brown Forman and 1 mentions for Willamette Valley Vineyards. Willamette Valley Vineyards' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Brown Forman's score of 0.05 indicating that Willamette Valley Vineyards is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brown Forman
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Willamette Valley Vineyards
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Brown Forman has a net margin of 18.20% compared to Willamette Valley Vineyards' net margin of -5.93%. Brown Forman's return on equity of 17.63% beat Willamette Valley Vineyards' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brown Forman18.20% 17.63% 8.78%
Willamette Valley Vineyards -5.93%-10.31%-2.11%

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than Willamette Valley Vineyards. Willamette Valley Vineyards is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown Forman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman$3.93B3.27$715M$1.5318.27
Willamette Valley Vineyards$37.20M0.30-$920K-$0.92N/A

Brown Forman has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Willamette Valley Vineyards has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Brown Forman beats Willamette Valley Vineyards on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Forman compare to Amass Brands?

Amass Brands (NASDAQ:AMSS) and Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Brown Forman had 13 more articles in the media than Amass Brands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brown Forman and 0 mentions for Amass Brands. Brown Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Amass Brands' score of -0.25 indicating that Brown Forman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Amass Brands Neutral
Brown Forman Neutral

Brown Forman has a net margin of 18.20% compared to Amass Brands' net margin of 0.00%. Brown Forman's return on equity of 17.63% beat Amass Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amass BrandsN/A N/A N/A
Brown Forman 18.20%17.63%8.78%

Amass Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 735.32%. Given Amass Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amass Brands is more favorable than Brown Forman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amass Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Brown Forman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than Amass Brands.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amass BrandsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brown Forman$3.93B3.27$715M$1.5318.27

Summary

Brown Forman beats Amass Brands on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Forman compare to Innovation Beverage Group?

Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

In the previous week, Brown Forman had 13 more articles in the media than Innovation Beverage Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brown Forman and 0 mentions for Innovation Beverage Group. Brown Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Innovation Beverage Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Forman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brown Forman Neutral
Innovation Beverage Group Neutral

Brown Forman has higher revenue and earnings than Innovation Beverage Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brown Forman$3.93B3.27$715M$1.5318.27
Innovation Beverage Group$2.93M0.35-$2.57MN/AN/A

Brown Forman has a net margin of 18.20% compared to Innovation Beverage Group's net margin of 0.00%. Brown Forman's return on equity of 17.63% beat Innovation Beverage Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brown Forman18.20% 17.63% 8.78%
Innovation Beverage Group N/A N/A N/A

Brown Forman has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Innovation Beverage Group has a beta of 3.17, meaning that its share price is 217% more volatile than the broader market.

3.8% of Brown Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Brown Forman 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.

Summary

Brown Forman beats Innovation Beverage Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BF.A vs. The Competition

MetricBrown FormanBeverages IndustryConsumer Staples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.39B$22.69B$15.89B$23.37B
Dividend Yield3.42%2.67%3.21%3.75%
P/E Ratio18.2717.2313.5629.20
Price / Sales3.2730.84262,949.2720.47
Price / Cash13.1917.7157.2531.92
Price / Book3.193.944.627.59
Net Income$715M$906.50M$836.00M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-2.49%-2.85%-1.08%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-4.25%-1.72%0.31%1.38%
1 Year Performance-5.56%-7.04%13.12%13.33%

Brown Forman Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BF.A
Brown Forman
N/A$27.96
+3.5%
N/A-11.2%$12.39B$3.93B18.274,800
BF.B
Brown-Forman
1.8532 of 5 stars
$27.19
-0.3%
$26.60
-2.2%
-12.1%$12.48B$3.93B17.774,900
MGPI
MGP Ingredients
4.0136 of 5 stars
$16.85
+3.5%
$27.25
+61.7%
-44.3%$360.76M$536.38MN/A690
WVVI
Willamette Valley Vineyards
0.8733 of 5 stars
$2.24
+1.4%
N/A-50.0%$11.16M$37.20MN/A270
AMSS
Amass Brands
N/A$0.76
-7.7%
$7.00
+820.0%
N/A$8.83M$17.74MN/A25

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This page (NYSE:BF.A) was last updated on 9/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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