TAP vs. SAM, STZ, ABEV, BF.B, CCU, MGPI, EPSM, CASK, WVVI, and IBG
Should 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), Heritage Distilling (CASK), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and Innovation Beverage Group (IBG). These companies are all part of the "beverages - alcoh" industry.
Molson Coors Beverage vs. Its Competitors
Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) and Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Molson Coors Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $56.74, suggesting a potential upside of 24.72%. Boston Beer has a consensus target price of $251.51, suggesting a potential upside of 14.08%. Given Molson Coors Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Boston Beer.
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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Boston Beer 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.
In the previous week, Boston Beer had 1 more articles in the media than Molson Coors Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Boston Beer and 13 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.20 indicating that Molson Coors Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Boston Beer beats Molson Coors Beverage on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:TAP) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
