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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media prefer SAM or TAP?

In the previous week, Molson Coors Beverage had 6 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage and 8 mentions for Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.98 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Molson Coors Beverage	13 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 7.81% 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	7.81%	8.61%	4.39%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	1.15	$59.69M	$7.09	31.07
Molson Coors Beverage	$13.73B	0.71	$1.12B	$5.07	9.69

Do institutionals & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer presently has a consensus target price of $258.09, suggesting a potential upside of 17.18%. Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $58.12, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. Given Molson Coors Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Boston Beer.

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)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more risk & volatility, SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boston Beer and Molson Coors Beverage tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.