BF.B vs. STZ, ABEV, DEO, IFF, TSN, MKC, HRL, CLX, CELH, and ADM
Should you be buying Brown-Forman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brown-Forman include Constellation Brands (STZ), Ambev (ABEV), Diageo (DEO), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Clorox (CLX), Celsius (CELH), and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.B) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Constellation Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Brown-Forman. Brown-Forman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Constellation Brands had 16 more articles in the media than Brown-Forman. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Constellation Brands and 2 mentions for Brown-Forman. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Brown-Forman's score of 0.00 indicating that Constellation Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Brown-Forman has a net margin of 22.65% compared to Constellation Brands' net margin of 16.13%. Brown-Forman's return on equity of 29.01% beat Constellation Brands' return on equity.
Constellation Brands received 540 more outperform votes than Brown-Forman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.26% of users gave Constellation Brands an outperform vote while only 54.09% of users gave Brown-Forman an outperform vote.
Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Constellation Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Brown-Forman pays out 43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Brands pays out 38.0% 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 presently has a consensus target price of $65.68, suggesting a potential upside of 34.91%. Constellation Brands has a consensus target price of $298.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Given Brown-Forman's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Brown-Forman is more favorable than Constellation Brands.
34.7% of Brown-Forman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Brown-Forman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Constellation Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Constellation Brands beats Brown-Forman on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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