Boston Beer (SAM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage received 108 more outperform votes than Boston Beer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.61% of users gave Molson Coors Beverage an outperform vote while only 47.78% of users gave Boston Beer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Molson Coors Beverage	Outperform Votes 484 56.61%	Underperform Votes 371 43.39%
Boston Beer	Outperform Votes 376 47.78%	Underperform Votes 411 52.22%

Is TAP or SAM more profitable?

Molson Coors Beverage has a net margin of 6.78% 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
Molson Coors Beverage	6.78%	9.24%	4.65%
Boston Beer	3.82%	11.76%	8.73%

Does the media refer more to TAP or SAM?

In the previous week, Molson Coors Beverage had 3 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage and 6 mentions for Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.53 indicating that Molson Coors Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Molson Coors Beverage	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boston Beer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, TAP or SAM?

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
Molson Coors Beverage	$11.68B	1.03	$948.90M	$4.44	13.14
Boston Beer	$2.00B	1.74	$76.25M	$6.80	44.56

Do analysts recommend TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.31%. Boston Beer has a consensus target price of $314.82, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. Given Molson Coors Beverage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Boston Beer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Molson Coors Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Boston Beer	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Summary

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