Financial Comparison: Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) versus Campari Group (OTCMKTS:DVDCF)

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) and Campari Group (OTCMKTS:DVDCF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Boston Beer and Campari 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%
Campari Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Boston Beer and Campari Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Beer	2	11	1	0	1.93
Campari Group	0	3	0	1	2.50

Boston Beer currently has a consensus target price of $251.51, indicating a potential upside of 14.57%. Given Boston Beer’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boston Beer is more favorable than Campari Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boston Beer and Campari Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boston Beer	$2.14 billion	1.14	$59.69 million	$7.09	30.96
Campari Group	$3.32 billion	2.32	$218.15 million	N/A	N/A

Campari Group has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Beer.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.1% of Boston Beer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Boston Beer has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Campari Group has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boston Beer beats Campari Group on 8 of the 13 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 Campari Group

Davide Campari-Milano N.V., together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers a range of spirits categories, including aperitif, vodka, liqueurs, whisky, tequila, rum, Sparkling wine, mezcal, champagne, gin, and cognac, as well as ready to drink and non-alcoholic aperitif under the Aperol, Campari, SKYY, Wild Turkey, Grand Marnier, Jamaican Rums, Espolòn, Sparkling Wine&Vermouth, Crodino, The GlenGrant, Magnum Tonic Wine, Montelobos, Ancho Reyes, Lallier, Forty Creek, X-Rated, and other brands. Davide Campari-Milano N.V. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy. Davide Campari-Milano N.V. is a subsidiary of Lagfin S.C.A.