Diageo (DEO) Competitors

Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Does the media prefer DEO or BUD?

In the previous week, Diageo had 6 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Diageo and 12 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.98 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diageo	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DEO or BUD?

9.0% of Diageo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DEO or BUD a better dividend stock?

Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, DEO or BUD?

Diageo has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DEO or BUD?

Diageo presently has a consensus price target of $129.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.63%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.97%. Given Diageo's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diageo	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is DEO or BUD more profitable?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% beat Diageo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diageo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	11.74%	16.09%	6.86%

Which has better valuation & earnings, DEO or BUD?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo. Diageo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, 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
Diageo	$20.27B	2.84	$3.87B	$6.85	15.11
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	2.03	$5.86B	$3.45	19.56

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.