BF.A vs. BF.B, ABEV, STZ, TAP, CCU, SAM, MGPI, EPSM, WVVI, and CASK
Should you be buying Brown Forman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brown Forman include Brown-Forman (BF.B), Ambev (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ), Molson Coors Beverage (TAP), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Boston Beer (SAM), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Epsium Enterprise (EPSM), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beverages - alcoh" industry.
Brown Forman vs. Its Competitors
Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.A) and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.B) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
3.8% of Brown Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Brown-Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Brown Forman shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Brown-Forman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Brown-Forman has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 46.55%. Given Brown-Forman's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brown-Forman is more favorable than Brown Forman.
Brown Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Brown Forman pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown-Forman pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Brown Forman and Brown Forman both had 4 articles in the media. Brown Forman's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brown-Forman'saverage media sentiment score.
Brown Forman has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Brown Forman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown-Forman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Brown-Forman beats Brown Forman on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BF.A) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
