Corby Spirit and Wine (CSW.A) Competitors

Corby Spirit and Wine (TSE:CSW.A) and Andrew Peller (TSE:ADW.A) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Is CSW.A or ADW.A a better dividend stock?

Corby Spirit and Wine pays an annual dividend of C$0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Andrew Peller pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Corby Spirit and Wine pays out 93.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Andrew Peller pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSW.A or ADW.A?

Corby Spirit and Wine has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Andrew Peller. Andrew Peller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corby Spirit and Wine, 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
Corby Spirit and Wine	C$246.79M	1.62	C$23.91M	C$0.96	14.66
Andrew Peller	C$389.33M	0.58	-C$2.30M	C$0.36	14.47

Is CSW.A or ADW.A more profitable?

Corby Spirit and Wine has a net margin of 10.41% compared to Andrew Peller's net margin of -0.60%. Corby Spirit and Wine's return on equity of 13.22% beat Andrew Peller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corby Spirit and Wine	10.41%	13.22%	6.49%
Andrew Peller	-0.60%	-0.94%	2.01%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSW.A or ADW.A?

8.2% of Corby Spirit and Wine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Andrew Peller shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of Corby Spirit and Wine shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Andrew Peller shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CSW.A or ADW.A?

In the previous week, Corby Spirit and Wine and Corby Spirit and Wine both had 2 articles in the media. Corby Spirit and Wine's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Andrew Peller's score of 0.00 indicating that Corby Spirit and Wine is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corby Spirit and Wine	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Andrew Peller	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CSW.A or ADW.A?

Corby Spirit and Wine has a beta of 0.18301, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andrew Peller has a beta of 0.587748, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CSW.A or ADW.A?

Andrew Peller has a consensus price target of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 149.52%. Given Andrew Peller's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Andrew Peller is more favorable than Corby Spirit and Wine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corby Spirit and Wine	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Andrew Peller	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Corby Spirit and Wine beats Andrew Peller on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.