Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) Competitors

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) and Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Do analysts prefer SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer currently has a consensus target price of $258.09, suggesting a potential upside of 21.78%. Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $59.18, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. Given Boston Beer's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Molson Coors Beverage.

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
Molson Coors Beverage	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Which has more volatility and risk, SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SAM or TAP?

In the previous week, Boston Beer had 24 more articles in the media than Molson Coors Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Boston Beer and 11 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.44 indicating that Molson Coors Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boston Beer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Molson Coors Beverage	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SAM or TAP more profitable?

Molson Coors Beverage has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Boston Beer's net margin of 3.65%. Boston Beer's return on equity of 15.15% beat Molson Coors Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Beer	3.65%	15.15%	11.02%
Molson Coors Beverage	7.74%	8.59%	4.33%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SAM or TAP?

Molson Coors Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Beer, 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	1.11	$59.69M	$7.09	29.89
Molson Coors Beverage	$11.33B	0.88	$1.12B	$4.97	9.92

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SAM or TAP?

81.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Boston Beer beats Molson Coors Beverage on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.