Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) Competitors $57.21 -0.32 (-0.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.74 +0.52 (+0.92%) As of 04:20 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, CCU, BUD, KVUE, KMB, CTVA, CCEP, ABEV, FMX, and KHCShould you be buying Molson Coors Beverage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Molson Coors Beverage include Boston Beer (SAM), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Kenvue (KVUE), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Corteva (CTVA), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Ambev (ABEV), Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX), and Kraft Heinz (KHC). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. Molson Coors Beverage vs. Boston Beer Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Kenvue Kimberly-Clark Corteva Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Ambev Fomento Económico Mexicano Kraft Heinz Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) and Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TAP or SAM? 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, TAP or SAM? Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend TAP or SAM? Molson Coors Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $64.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.50%. Boston Beer has a consensus target price of $286.12, suggesting a potential upside of 16.51%. Given Boston Beer's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Molson Coors Beverage.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Molson Coors Beverage 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Boston Beer 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the media favor TAP or SAM? In the previous week, Boston Beer had 32 more articles in the media than Molson Coors Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Boston Beer and 13 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.59 indicating that Molson Coors Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Molson Coors Beverage 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boston Beer 13 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TAP or SAM more profitable? Molson Coors Beverage has a net margin of 8.17% compared to Boston Beer's net margin of 3.82%. Boston Beer's return on equity of 11.76% beat Molson Coors Beverage's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Molson Coors Beverage8.17% 9.34% 4.71% Boston Beer 3.82%11.76%8.73% Which has higher valuation and earnings, TAP or SAM? 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 RatioMolson Coors Beverage$11.63B1.00$1.12B$5.3510.75Boston Beer$2.04B1.35$76.25M$6.0340.72 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TAP or SAM? Molson Coors Beverage received 109 more outperform votes than Boston Beer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.18% of users gave Molson Coors Beverage an outperform vote while only 47.39% of users gave Boston Beer an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMolson Coors BeverageOutperform Votes49156.18% Underperform Votes38343.82% Boston BeerOutperform Votes38247.39% Underperform Votes42452.61% SummaryBoston Beer beats Molson Coors Beverage on 10 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BeverageMalt beverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.65B$24.95B$17.45B$18.97BDividend Yield3.22%2.08%2.92%4.02%P/E Ratio10.7513.2415.5432.71Price / Sales1.001.154.1427.84Price / Cash6.1810.5516.3917.53Price / Book0.891.856.324.47Net Income$1.12B$1.01B$731.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.41%-0.13%0.81%0.50%1 Month Performance-6.14%2.44%-0.11%-2.83%1 Year Performance0.77%0.65%-1.20%4.36% Molson Coors Beverage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TAPMolson Coors Beverage4.0887 of 5 stars$57.21-0.6%$64.14+12.1%+0.4%$11.59B$11.63B10.6916,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsSAMBoston Beer4.0624 of 5 stars$238.40-3.8%$286.12+20.0%-11.8%$2.68B$2.01B35.062,680Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.6487 of 5 stars$15.13-1.6%$11.03-27.1%+25.5%$2.80B$2.90T20.179,350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.7956 of 5 stars$65.10+0.1%$66.00+1.4%+10.3%$117.00B$59.77B20.09166,600Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsKVUEKenvue3.2761 of 5 stars$23.12+0.5%$24.42+5.6%+25.5%$44.36B$15.46B43.6222,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsKMBKimberly-Clark4.7568 of 5 stars$130.90-0.5%$145.08+10.8%-3.6%$43.41B$19.75B17.3444,000Insider TradePositive NewsCTVACorteva4.142 of 5 stars$61.66+0.3%$68.13+10.5%+14.5%$42.11B$16.91B47.8021,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners1.6858 of 5 stars$88.02+0.2%$87.13-1.0%+26.0%$40.57B$20.44B18.1127,600Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsABEVAmbev1.219 of 5 stars$2.49+0.8%$2.45-1.6%+8.8%$39.24B$89.45B13.8352,000Short Interest ↑FMXFomento Económico Mexicano0.9823 of 5 stars$106.34-0.1%$103.95-2.2%-10.6%$38.05B$781.59B27.27320,800Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑KHCKraft Heinz4.295 of 5 stars$28.81-2.3%$30.69+6.5%-24.6%$34.38B$25.85B12.7537,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAM Alternatives CCU Alternatives BUD Alternatives KVUE Alternatives KMB Alternatives CTVA Alternatives CCEP Alternatives ABEV Alternatives FMX Alternatives KHC 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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