Pernod Ricard (PDRDY) Competitors

Pernod Ricard (OTCMKTS:PDRDY) and Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDRDY or STZ?

0.1% of Pernod Ricard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Constellation Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PDRDY or STZ?

Pernod Ricard has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Brands has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PDRDY or STZ?

Pernod Ricard presently has a consensus price target of $43.06, suggesting a potential downside of 8.62%. Constellation Brands has a consensus price target of $273.14, suggesting a potential upside of 6.68%. Given Constellation Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Pernod Ricard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pernod Ricard	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Constellation Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is PDRDY or STZ more profitable?

Pernod Ricard has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Constellation Brands' net margin of -3.14%. Constellation Brands' return on equity of 22.32% beat Pernod Ricard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pernod Ricard	N/A	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	-3.14%	22.32%	8.20%

Does the media favor PDRDY or STZ?

In the previous week, Constellation Brands had 18 more articles in the media than Pernod Ricard. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Constellation Brands and 1 mentions for Pernod Ricard. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Pernod Ricard's score of -0.12 indicating that Constellation Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pernod Ricard	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Constellation Brands	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PDRDY or STZ a better dividend stock?

Pernod Ricard pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Constellation Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Constellation Brands pays out -194.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PDRDY or STZ?

Constellation Brands received 577 more outperform votes than Pernod Ricard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.18% of users gave Constellation Brands an outperform vote while only 55.99% of users gave Pernod Ricard an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pernod Ricard	Outperform Votes 299 55.99%	Underperform Votes 235 44.01%
Constellation Brands	Outperform Votes 876 64.18%	Underperform Votes 489 35.82%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDRDY or STZ?

Pernod Ricard has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Brands.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pernod Ricard	$10.53B	5.94	$1.57B	N/A	N/A
Constellation Brands	$10.18B	4.61	-$71M	-$1.83	-139.91

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Pernod Ricard on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.