Constellation Brands (STZ) Competitors

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) and Canopy Growth (NASDAQ:CGC) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend STZ or CGC?

Constellation Brands presently has a consensus target price of $186.44, suggesting a potential upside of 31.39%. Given Constellation Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Canopy Growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Brands	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Canopy Growth	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

Which has more volatility and risk, STZ or CGC?

Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canopy Growth has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STZ or CGC?

77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Canopy Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Constellation Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Canopy Growth 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.

Is STZ or CGC more profitable?

Constellation Brands has a net margin of 11.88% compared to Canopy Growth's net margin of -155.76%. Constellation Brands' return on equity of 29.82% beat Canopy Growth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Brands	11.88%	29.82%	10.33%
Canopy Growth	-155.76%	-89.93%	-44.24%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STZ or CGC?

Constellation Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Canopy Growth. Canopy Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Brands, 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
Constellation Brands	$10.96B	2.27	-$81.40M	$6.85	20.72
Canopy Growth	$225.65M	1.50	-$429.86M	-$3.03	-0.47

Does the media favor STZ or CGC?

In the previous week, Constellation Brands had 23 more articles in the media than Canopy Growth. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Constellation Brands and 1 mentions for Canopy Growth. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Canopy Growth's score of 0.64 indicating that Constellation Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Brands	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canopy Growth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Canopy Growth on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.