Financial Analysis: Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) vs. Aristocrat Group (OTCMKTS:ASCC)

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) and Aristocrat Group (OTCMKTS:ASCC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boston Beer and Aristocrat Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boston Beer	$2.14 billion	1.12	$59.69 million	$7.09	30.37
Aristocrat Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Boston Beer has higher revenue and earnings than Aristocrat Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Boston Beer has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aristocrat Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Boston Beer and Aristocrat Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Beer	3.65%	15.15%	11.02%
Aristocrat Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Boston Beer and Aristocrat Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Beer	1	10	2	0	2.08
Aristocrat Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Boston Beer currently has a consensus price target of $258.09, suggesting a potential upside of 19.84%. Given Boston Beer’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Aristocrat Group.

Summary

Boston Beer beats Aristocrat Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boston Beer

The Boston Beer Company, Inc produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, and Coney Island brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network wholesaler in the United States, as well as wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other e-commerce retail outlets. It sells its products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Aristocrat Group

Aristocrat Group Corp. through its subsidiary, Top Shelf Distributing, LLC, focuses on developing distilled spirits line of business. The company markets and sells RWB Ultra Premium Handcrafted Vodka to retailers in North America. Aristocrat Group Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.