Boston Beer (SAM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer currently has a consensus target price of $296.01, suggesting a potential upside of 21.53%. Molson Coors Beverage has a consensus target price of $64.39, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Boston Beer's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Molson Coors Beverage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Beer	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Molson Coors Beverage	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, SAM or TAP?

Boston Beer has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAM or TAP more profitable?

Molson Coors Beverage has a net margin of 8.17% compared to Boston Beer's net margin of 3.82%. Boston Beer's return on equity of 11.76% beat Molson Coors Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Beer	3.82%	11.76%	8.73%
Molson Coors Beverage	8.17%	9.34%	4.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAM or TAP?

Molson Coors Beverage received 109 more outperform votes than Boston Beer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.13% of users gave Molson Coors Beverage an outperform vote while only 47.63% of users gave Boston Beer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boston Beer	Outperform Votes 381 47.63%	Underperform Votes 419 52.38%
Molson Coors Beverage	Outperform Votes 490 56.13%	Underperform Votes 383 43.87%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SAM or TAP?

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
Boston Beer	$2.01B	1.36	$76.25M	$4.91	49.60
Molson Coors Beverage	$11.63B	1.06	$1.12B	$5.35	11.33

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

81.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Boston Beer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SAM or TAP?

In the previous week, Molson Coors Beverage had 13 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage and 4 mentions for Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.93 indicating that Molson Coors Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boston Beer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Molson Coors Beverage	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Molson Coors Beverage beats Boston Beer on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.