Constellation Brands (STZ) Competitors

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.B) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer STZ or BF.B?

In the previous week, Constellation Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Brown-Forman. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Constellation Brands and 3 mentions for Brown-Forman. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Brown-Forman's score of -0.18 indicating that Constellation Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brown-Forman	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STZ or BF.B?

77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Brown-Forman shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of Constellation Brands 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is STZ or BF.B a better dividend stock?

Constellation Brands pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Brown-Forman pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Constellation Brands pays out 130.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brown-Forman pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown-Forman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is STZ or BF.B more profitable?

Brown-Forman has a net margin of 24.61% compared to Constellation Brands' net margin of 5.29%. Brown-Forman's return on equity of 28.83% beat Constellation Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Brands	5.29%	25.34%	9.79%
Brown-Forman	24.61%	28.83%	12.19%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STZ or BF.B?

Constellation Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Brown-Forman. Brown-Forman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Brands, 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
Constellation Brands	$10.19B	4.02	$1.73B	$3.09	72.95
Brown-Forman	$4.08B	4.71	$1.02B	$2.12	19.17

Do analysts prefer STZ or BF.B?

Constellation Brands currently has a consensus price target of $288.70, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. Brown-Forman has a consensus price target of $49.57, indicating a potential upside of 22.01%. Given Constellation Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Brown-Forman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Brown-Forman	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, STZ or BF.B?

Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brown-Forman has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STZ or BF.B?

Constellation Brands received 566 more outperform votes than Brown-Forman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave Constellation Brands an outperform vote while only 53.50% of users gave Brown-Forman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Brands	Outperform Votes 925 64.69%	Underperform Votes 505 35.31%
Brown-Forman	Outperform Votes 359 53.50%	Underperform Votes 312 46.50%

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Brown-Forman on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.