Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM – Get Free Report) and Crimson Wine Group (OTCMKTS:CWGL – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Boston Beer has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crimson Wine Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Boston Beer and Crimson Wine Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boston Beer | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Crimson Wine Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Boston Beer and Crimson Wine Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boston Beer | $2.14 billion | 1.23 | $59.69 million | $8.48 | 29.05 |
| Crimson Wine Group | $72.99 million | 1.35 | $850,000.00 | $0.05 | 96.00 |
Boston Beer has higher revenue and earnings than Crimson Wine Group. Boston Beer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crimson Wine Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Boston Beer and Crimson Wine Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boston Beer | 4.38% | 12.29% | 8.93% |
| Crimson Wine Group | 1.76% | 0.64% | 0.56% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
81.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of Crimson Wine Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Boston Beer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.6% of Crimson Wine Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Boston Beer beats Crimson Wine Group on 11 of the 14 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 Crimson Wine Group
Crimson Wine Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, produces and sells wines in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Direct to Consumer. The company also sells bulk wines and grapes; and other non-wine products, such as merchandise, as well as provides custom winemaking services. The company sells its products under the Pine Ridge Vineyards, Archery Summit, Chamisal Vineyards, Seghesio Family Vineyards, Double Canyon, Seven Hills Winery, and Malene Wines brand names. It offers wines to distributors, as well as directly to consumers through wine club memberships and direct phone calls, as well as its website, third-party websites, and other online sales. The company was formerly known as Leucadia Cellars, Ltd. and changed its name to Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. in November 2007. Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Napa, California.
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