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BF.B vs. BF.A, STZ, TAP, ABEV, CCU, SAM, MGPI, EPSM, WVVI, and CASK

Should you be buying Brown-Forman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brown-Forman include Brown Forman (BF.A), Constellation Brands (STZ), Molson Coors Beverage (TAP), Ambev (ABEV), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Boston Beer (SAM), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Epsium Enterprise (EPSM), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beverages - alcoh" industry.

Brown-Forman vs. Its Competitors

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

Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brown Forman has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brown-Forman pays out 48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown Forman pays out 42.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Brown-Forman currently has a consensus target price of $41.39, indicating a potential upside of 46.13%. Given Brown-Forman's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brown-Forman is more favorable than Brown Forman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brown-Forman
3 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08
Brown Forman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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$3.98B3.37$869M$1.8415.39
Brown Forman$3.98B3.40$869M$2.1213.49

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brown-Forman21.86% 23.19% 10.63%
Brown Forman 21.86%23.19%10.63%

In the previous week, Brown-Forman had 1 more articles in the media than Brown Forman. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brown-Forman and 2 mentions for Brown Forman. Brown-Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Brown Forman's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown-Forman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

34.7% of Brown-Forman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Brown Forman shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Brown-Forman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Brown Forman shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brown-Forman beats Brown Forman on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BF.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BF.B vs. The Competition

MetricBrown-FormanBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.45B$15.15B$16.15B$20.45B
Dividend Yield3.20%2.66%3.10%3.72%
P/E Ratio15.4625.1419.8727.80
Price / Sales3.371.6356.7848.54
Price / Cash13.9810.0614.9718.22
Price / Book3.3513.666.174.58
Net Income$869M$830.20M$680.31M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.74%0.25%-0.52%1.24%
1 Month Performance0.55%-2.92%-0.46%4.89%
1 Year Performance-32.68%-9.65%6.52%14.21%

Brown-Forman Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BF.B
Brown-Forman
2.273 of 5 stars
$28.32
+2.0%
$41.39
+46.1%
-34.5%$13.45B$3.98B15.465,000
BF.A
Brown Forman
N/A$27.35
-20.2%
N/A-34.9%$12.93B$3.98B14.814,800
STZ
Constellation Brands
4.2742 of 5 stars
$162.65
+0.8%
$211.91
+30.3%
-34.2%$28.95B$10.96B-318.9210,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
TAP
Molson Coors Beverage
4.5992 of 5 stars
$48.10
+1.4%
$60.46
+25.7%
-2.0%$9.72B$13.73B9.6816,800Positive News
ABEV
Ambev
2.0262 of 5 stars
$2.41
+2.1%
$2.60
+7.9%
+15.9%$37.98B$91.67B15.0652,000
CCU
Compania Cervecerias Unidas
1.2075 of 5 stars
$12.92
+0.2%
$9.70
-24.9%
+19.4%$2.39B$2.98T13.749,638High Trading Volume
SAM
Boston Beer
4.1454 of 5 stars
$190.45
+0.1%
$276.21
+45.0%
-32.9%$2.12B$2.14B31.582,537High Trading Volume
MGPI
MGP Ingredients
4.4276 of 5 stars
$29.97
+0.5%
$50.33
+67.9%
-57.4%$637.52M$654.72M66.60690
EPSM
Epsium Enterprise
N/A$13.23
-13.8%
N/AN/A$175.30MN/A0.0013Gap Up
WVVI
Willamette Valley Vineyards
N/A$5.55
+3.2%
N/A+38.3%$27.53M$39.78M-10.88270High Trading Volume
CASK
Heritage Distilling
N/A$0.41
+7.1%
N/AN/A$4.90M$8.40M0.00N/AGap Up

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This page (NYSE:BF.B) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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