Analyzing Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) and Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Innovation Beverage Group and Compania Cervecerias Unidas”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innovation Beverage Group	$2.93 million	0.44	-$2.57 million	N/A	N/A
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	$3.06 billion	0.71	$128.87 million	$0.68	17.29

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has higher revenue and earnings than Innovation Beverage Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Innovation Beverage Group and Compania Cervecerias Unidas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovation Beverage Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	3	1	0	0	1.25

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.05%. Given Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compania Cervecerias Unidas is more favorable than Innovation Beverage Group.

Profitability

This table compares Innovation Beverage Group and Compania Cervecerias Unidas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovation Beverage Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	4.14%	7.34%	3.33%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.1% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Compania Cervecerias Unidas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Innovation Beverage Group has a beta of 3.45, indicating that its share price is 245% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Compania Cervecerias Unidas beats Innovation Beverage Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Compania Cervecerias Unidas

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. operates as a beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The company operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. It produces and sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer under proprietary and licensed brands, as well as distributes Pernod Ricard products in non-supermarket retail stores. The company also produces and sells non-alcoholic beverages, including carbonated soft drinks, nectars and juices, sports and energy drinks, and ice tea; and mineral, purified, and flavored bottled water, as well as ready-to-mix products with instant powder drinks. In addition, it is involved in the production and distribution of pisco, cocktails, rum, flavored alcoholic beverages, gin, and cider. The company serves small and medium-sized retail outlets; retail establishments, such as restaurants, hotels, and bars; wholesalers; and supermarket chains. It also exports its products to Europe, Latin America, the United States, Canada, Asia, Oceania, and internationally. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Santiago, Chile. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. is a subsidiary of Inversiones y Rentas S.A.