Boston Beer (SAM) Competitors

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to SAM or NVDA?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 346 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 359 mentions for NVIDIA and 13 mentions for Boston Beer. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.78 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boston Beer	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVIDIA	208 Very Positive mention(s)	60 Positive mention(s)	54 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SAM or NVDA?

81.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are held by company 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.

Is SAM or NVDA more profitable?

NVIDIA has a net margin of 51.69% compared to Boston Beer's net margin of 3.65%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 105.09% beat Boston Beer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Beer	3.65%	15.15%	11.02%
NVIDIA	51.69%	105.09%	72.19%

Which has more volatility and risk, SAM or NVDA?

Boston Beer has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SAM or NVDA?

Boston Beer currently has a consensus price target of $258.09, suggesting a potential upside of 15.32%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $192.44, suggesting a potential upside of 8.12%. Given Boston Beer's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than NVIDIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Beer	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
NVIDIA	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SAM or NVDA?

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Beer. Boston Beer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, 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
Boston Beer	$2.14B	1.17	$59.69M	$7.09	31.57
NVIDIA	$130.50B	33.28	$72.88B	$3.10	57.42

Summary

NVIDIA beats Boston Beer on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.