Corby Spirit and Wine (CSW.A) Competitors

Andrew Peller (TSE:ADW.A) and Corby Spirit and Wine (TSE:CSW.A) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ADW.A or CSW.A?

Corby Spirit and Wine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Andrew Peller. Andrew Peller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corby Spirit and Wine, 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
Andrew Peller	C$384.84M	0.36	-C$2.30M	-C$0.07	-56.29
Corby Spirit and Wine	C$229.66M	1.32	C$23.91M	C$0.84	14.83

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADW.A or CSW.A?

1.6% of Andrew Peller shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Corby Spirit and Wine shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Andrew Peller shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Corby Spirit and Wine shares are held by 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 ADW.A or CSW.A a better dividend stock?

Andrew Peller pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Corby Spirit and Wine pays an annual dividend of C$0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Andrew Peller pays out -357.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corby Spirit and Wine pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADW.A or CSW.A?

Andrew Peller received 43 more outperform votes than Corby Spirit and Wine when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.86% of users gave Andrew Peller an outperform vote while only 64.91% of users gave Corby Spirit and Wine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Andrew Peller	Outperform Votes 117 66.86%	Underperform Votes 58 33.14%
Corby Spirit and Wine	Outperform Votes 74 64.91%	Underperform Votes 40 35.09%

Is ADW.A or CSW.A more profitable?

Corby Spirit and Wine has a net margin of 10.41% compared to Andrew Peller's net margin of -0.60%. Corby Spirit and Wine's return on equity of 13.22% beat Andrew Peller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andrew Peller	-0.60%	-0.94%	2.01%
Corby Spirit and Wine	10.41%	13.22%	6.49%

Do analysts recommend ADW.A or CSW.A?

Andrew Peller currently has a consensus price target of C$10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 153.81%. Given Andrew Peller's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Andrew Peller is more favorable than Corby Spirit and Wine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andrew Peller	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Corby Spirit and Wine	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to ADW.A or CSW.A?

In the previous week, Corby Spirit and Wine had 1 more articles in the media than Andrew Peller. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Corby Spirit and Wine and 2 mentions for Andrew Peller. Corby Spirit and Wine's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Andrew Peller's score of 0.13 indicating that Corby Spirit and Wine is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Andrew Peller	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Corby Spirit and Wine	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADW.A or CSW.A?

Andrew Peller has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corby Spirit and Wine has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Corby Spirit and Wine beats Andrew Peller on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.