Ambev (ABEV) Competitors

Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend DEO or ABEV?

Ambev has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.59%. Given Ambev's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ambev is more favorable than Diageo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diageo	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Ambev	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation and earnings, DEO or ABEV?

Diageo has higher revenue and earnings than Ambev.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diageo	$20.27B	3.24	$3.87B	N/A	N/A
Ambev	$15.97B	2.18	$2.90B	$0.18	12.28

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DEO or ABEV?

Ambev received 85 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.80% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diageo	Outperform Votes 295 59.12%	Underperform Votes 204 40.88%
Ambev	Outperform Votes 380 60.80%	Underperform Votes 245 39.20%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DEO or ABEV?

9.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ambev shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DEO or ABEV a better dividend stock?

Diageo pays an annual dividend of $5.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Ambev pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is DEO or ABEV more profitable?

Ambev has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Ambev's return on equity of 16.12% beat Diageo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diageo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ambev	17.02%	16.12%	10.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, DEO or ABEV?

Diageo has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DEO or ABEV?

In the previous week, Diageo had 7 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Diageo and 5 mentions for Ambev. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Ambev's score of 0.62 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diageo	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ambev	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ambev beats Diageo on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.