Molson Coors Beverage (TAP) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Molson Coors Beverage	$13.73B	0.77	$1.12B	$5.07	10.36
Boston Beer	$2.14B	1.15	$59.69M	$7.09	31.23

Does the media favor TAP or SAM?

In the previous week, Molson Coors Beverage had 2 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage and 13 mentions for Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.75 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Boston Beer	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $58.12, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Boston Beer has a consensus target price of $258.09, suggesting a potential upside of 16.55%. Given Boston Beer's higher possible 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Boston Beer	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Is TAP or SAM 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
Molson Coors Beverage	7.81%	8.61%	4.39%
Boston Beer	3.65%	15.15%	11.02%

Summary

Boston Beer beats Molson Coors Beverage on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.