Boston Beer (SAM) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and 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	$13.73B	0.91	$1.12B	$5.35	11.33
Boston Beer	$2.01B	1.29	$76.25M	$6.80	33.26

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage received 111 more outperform votes than Boston Beer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.16% of users gave Molson Coors Beverage an outperform vote while only 47.60% of users gave Boston Beer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Molson Coors Beverage	Outperform Votes 488 56.16%	Underperform Votes 381 43.84%
Boston Beer	Outperform Votes 377 47.60%	Underperform Votes 415 52.40%

Does the media prefer TAP or SAM?

In the previous week, Molson Coors Beverage had 20 more articles in the media than Boston Beer. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Molson Coors Beverage and 3 mentions for Boston Beer. Molson Coors Beverage's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Boston Beer's score of 0.45 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boston Beer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Beer has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TAP or SAM 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
Molson Coors Beverage	8.17%	9.34%	4.71%
Boston Beer	3.82%	11.76%	8.73%

Do analysts recommend TAP or SAM?

Molson Coors Beverage presently has a consensus price target of $63.27, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Boston Beer has a consensus price target of $302.90, suggesting a potential upside of 33.94%. Given Boston Beer's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Molson Coors Beverage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Molson Coors Beverage	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Boston Beer	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Molson Coors Beverage and Boston Beer tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.