Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) Competitors $49.32 -1.30 (-2.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.94 -0.38 (-0.78%) As of 06:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TAP vs. SAM, STZ, ABEV, BF.B, CCU, MGPI, EPSM, WVVI, IBG, and CASKShould you be buying Molson Coors Beverage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Molson Coors Beverage include Boston Beer (SAM), Constellation Brands (STZ), Ambev (ABEV), Brown-Forman (BF.B), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Epsium Enterprise (EPSM), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Innovation Beverage Group (IBG), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beverages - alcoh" industry. Molson Coors Beverage vs. Its Competitors Boston Beer Constellation Brands Ambev Brown-Forman Compania Cervecerias Unidas MGP Ingredients Epsium Enterprise Willamette Valley Vineyards Innovation Beverage Group Heritage Distilling 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) 2.08Molson 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 Beer3.65% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoston Beer$2.14B1.11$59.69M$7.0929.89Molson Coors Beverage$11.33B0.88$1.12B$4.979.92 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. SummaryBoston Beer beats Molson Coors Beverage on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Molson Coors Beverage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMolson Coors BeverageBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.97B$14.76B$15.83B$20.78BDividend Yield3.67%2.60%3.12%3.60%P/E Ratio9.9224.4419.6727.73Price / Sales0.881.6445.7767.59Price / Cash5.0310.3414.8923.29Price / Book0.7513.686.044.52Net Income$1.12B$830.08M$690.35M$993.74M7 Day Performance-5.28%-1.99%-3.57%-2.55%1 Month Performance2.54%2.68%0.94%2.02%1 Year Performance-7.40%-11.57%-0.72%8.23% Molson Coors Beverage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TAPMolson Coors Beverage4.3968 of 5 stars$49.32-2.6%$59.18+20.0%-4.7%$9.97B$11.33B9.9216,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSAMBoston Beer3.6817 of 5 stars$193.82+0.8%$261.10+34.7%-25.4%$2.16B$2.14B32.142,537Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTZConstellation Brands4.4137 of 5 stars$167.96-1.5%$213.74+27.3%-28.6%$29.61B$10.96B-70.2810,600Positive NewsABEVAmbev2.7366 of 5 stars$2.37+0.6%$2.60+9.9%+10.4%$37.27B$16.59B14.7842,167BF.BBrown-Forman2.0587 of 5 stars$28.31-2.1%$40.25+42.2%-33.0%$13.38B$3.98B15.385,000Dividend AnnouncementCCUCompania Cervecerias Unidas0.7632 of 5 stars$12.13+0.3%$9.70-20.0%+6.1%$2.24B$3.08B12.909,638Upcoming EarningsMGPIMGP Ingredients4.1215 of 5 stars$30.12+0.3%$50.33+67.1%-61.3%$640.65M$703.62M66.93690Upcoming EarningsEPSMEpsium EnterpriseN/A$17.49-4.5%N/AN/A$231.74MN/A0.0013WVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.1534 of 5 stars$4.84+1.7%N/A+30.9%$24.01M$39.78M-9.49270News CoverageIBGInnovation Beverage GroupN/A$0.83-21.1%N/AN/A$6.91MN/A0.00N/AGap UpCASKHeritage DistillingN/A$0.49+12.5%N/AN/A$5.84M$8.40M0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAM Alternatives STZ Alternatives ABEV Alternatives BF.B Alternatives CCU Alternatives MGPI Alternatives EPSM Alternatives WVVI Alternatives IBG Alternatives CASK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TAP) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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