Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) versus Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) Critical Contrast

Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) and Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Molson Coors Beverage and Innovation Beverage Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Molson Coors Beverage	-16.41%	9.04%	4.40%
Innovation Beverage Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Molson Coors Beverage has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovation Beverage Group has a beta of 3.92, meaning that its stock price is 292% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Molson Coors Beverage and Innovation Beverage Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Molson Coors Beverage	5	10	5	0	2.00
Innovation Beverage Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Molson Coors Beverage currently has a consensus price target of $50.27, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Given Molson Coors Beverage’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Molson Coors Beverage is more favorable than Innovation Beverage Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.5% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Molson Coors Beverage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Molson Coors Beverage and Innovation Beverage Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Molson Coors Beverage	$13.04 billion	0.62	-$2.14 billion	($10.85)	-3.96
Innovation Beverage Group	$2.93 million	0.38	-$2.57 million	N/A	N/A

Innovation Beverage Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Molson Coors Beverage.

Summary

Molson Coors Beverage beats Innovation Beverage Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Molson Coors Beverage

Molson Coors Beverage Company manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products under various brands in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers flavored malt beverages including hard seltzers, craft, spirits and energy, and ready to drink beverages. It provides its products under Aspall Cider, Blue Moon, Coors Original, Five Trail, Hop Valley brands, Leinenkugel’s, Madri, Miller Genuine Draft, Molson Ultra, Sharp’s, Staropramen, and Vizzy Hard Seltzer above premier brands; Bergenbier, Borsodi, Carling, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Jelen, Kamenitza, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Niksicko, Ozujsko under the premium brands; and Branik, Icehouse, Keystone, Miller High Life, Milwaukee’s Best, and Steel Reserve under the economy brands. The company was formerly known as Molson Coors Brewing Company and changed its name to Molson Coors Beverage Company in January 2020. Molson Coors Beverage Company was founded in 1774 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

About Innovation Beverage Group

Innovation Beverage Group (formerly Australian Boutique Spirits) is an award-winning distillery that produces a variety of brands in-house and imports global brands to sell exclusively to the Australian market through bevmart.com.au. It was recently recognized as the Australian Liqueur Distillery of the year by the Melbourne International Spirits Competition.