Critical Comparison: BrewBilt Brewing (OTCMKTS:BRBL) versus Ambev (NYSE:ABEV)

BrewBilt Brewing (OTCMKTS:BRBL) and Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.1% of Ambev shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of BrewBilt Brewing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BrewBilt Brewing and Ambev’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrewBilt Brewing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ambev	16.18%	15.39%	9.94%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BrewBilt Brewing and Ambev, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrewBilt Brewing	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ambev	1	6	0	0	1.86

Ambev has a consensus target price of $2.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.91%. Given Ambev’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ambev is more favorable than BrewBilt Brewing.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BrewBilt Brewing and Ambev”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrewBilt Brewing	$500,000.00	0.00	-$18.45 million	N/A	N/A
Ambev	$16.59 billion	2.09	$2.68 billion	$0.16	13.78

Ambev has higher revenue and earnings than BrewBilt Brewing.

Volatility and Risk

BrewBilt Brewing has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ambev beats BrewBilt Brewing on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BrewBilt Brewing

BrewBilt Brewing Company engages in the fermentation, production, packaging, and sale of a portfolio of craft beers in North America and Europe. The company sells audio/visual components, as well as merchandise. It serves grocery chains, restaurants, and various hospitality chains. BrewBilt Brewing Company is based in Grass Valley, California.

About Ambev

Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, malt and food, other alcoholic beverages, and non-alcoholic and non-carbonated products in Brazil, Central America and Caribbean, Latin America South, and Canada. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Budweiser, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Balboa ICE, Balboa, Atlas Golden Light, Atlas, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Presidente, Presidente Light, Brahma Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Bud 66, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith’s, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Pepsi Black, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Pepsi-Cola, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Red Bull, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike’s brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.